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You know I don't. And I know you don't either. Unless we can run a study whereby some portion of the population is entered into a control group and doesn't have access to the internet, it'll remain a question about interpreting data and not of fact.

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A study like this one? That found that illegal downloading INCREASED sales, not decreased?

http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/study-confirms-illegal-downloa...

So your statement was just a guess, just checking. I don't know the data from the record companies because I wouldn't bother reading it for fear of bias, I just know that a lot of the 'anti piracy' groups never actually put money back into the music industry, its just more money to fund more lawsuits.

> I wouldn't bother reading it for fear of bias

That's a dangerous stance in general, probably better to listen to both sides whilst acknowledging that they are both likely to be biased in their own favour.

Yeah true, I just know MPAA and RIAA have been know to publish information that is later found out to be false.

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