Study: Artists not threatened by file sharing (6)

1 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-12-06 05:44 ID:ITz5aWsA [Del]

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5478329.html
"Recording labels and movie studios have hired phalanxes of lawyers to pursue peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, and have sued thousands of individuals who distribute copyrighted material through such networks.
But most of the artists surveyed [..] said online file sharing did not concern them much."
"Only 3 percent said the Internet hurt their ability to protect their creative works."

2 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-12-06 05:51 ID:ITz5aWsA [Del]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4067031.stm
"Musicians are embracing the internet as a way of reaching new fans and selling more music"
"While most considered file-sharing as illegal, many disagreed with the lawsuits launched against downloaders."
"Even successful artists don't think the lawsuits will benefit musicians,"

4 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-12-06 13:41 ID:ITz5aWsA [Del]

what

5 Name: Unverified Source 2004-12-06 15:35 ID:Heaven [Del]

Related thread link posting.

6 Name: Sling!myL1/SLing 2004-12-06 17:16 ID:v6F0EPdg [Del]

Oh I see.

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