This paper examines data on the effects of Internet peer-to peer (P2P) file sharing activities on music purchasing. The …. Analysis of survey responses suggests that P2P file-sharing is a substitute for legitimate music purchases and has strong … negative effects on legitimate music purchases. This contradicts the results of earlier analysis of the data commissioned by …

Music copyrights are an instrument of the legal system that provides for incentives for commercial music market … creation and profit generation. This article addresses the trials and tribulations of the music authors in Macedonia with … respect to collective management of their music copyrights. Our evidence-based conclusion is that, generally, the music …