The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: a Study for Industry Canada
The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study for Industry Canada
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Birgitte Andersen* and Marion Frenz** Department of Management Birkbeck, University of London Malet Street, Bloomsbury LONDON WC1E 7HX, England, UK
*Reader in the Economics and Management of Innovation, and Director of E-Business Programmes Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6848 b.andersen@bbk.ac.uk ** Lecturer in Management Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6829 m.frenz@bbk.ac.uk
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM SHOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRY CANADA.
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Table of contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction................................................................................................................4 2. Hypotheses: theoretical focus and empirical review .................................................7 3. Data and methodology .............................................................................................16 4. Results......................................................................................................................26 5. Summary of findings................................................................................................33 References....................................................................................................................35 Tables...........................................................................................................................37 Appendices...................................................................................................................47
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Abstract The primary objective of this paper is to determine how the downloading of music files through Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) networks influences music purchasing in Canada. P2P networks permit members to transfer digitally-stored
by
Birgitte Andersen* and Marion Frenz** Department of Management Birkbeck, University of London Malet Street, Bloomsbury LONDON WC1E 7HX, England, UK
*Reader in the Economics and Management of Innovation, and Director of E-Business Programmes Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6848 b.andersen@bbk.ac.uk ** Lecturer in Management Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6829 m.frenz@bbk.ac.uk
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM SHOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRY CANADA.
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Table of contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction................................................................................................................4 2. Hypotheses: theoretical focus and empirical review .................................................7 3. Data and methodology .............................................................................................16 4. Results......................................................................................................................26 5. Summary of findings................................................................................................33 References....................................................................................................................35 Tables...........................................................................................................................37 Appendices...................................................................................................................47
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Abstract The primary objective of this paper is to determine how the downloading of music files through Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) networks influences music purchasing in Canada. P2P networks permit members to transfer digitally-stored