Evidence of the Effect of Free Music Downloads on the Purchase of Music CDs in Canada

George Barker, Tim Maloney

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Abstract

This report examines data on the effects of Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing activities on music purchasing which were obtained from a survey commissioned by Industry Canada. The survey was designed to inform Industry Canada's policy development work 3 and ultimately therefore support better policy decisions regarding the copyright law in Canada. In order to support its policy decisions regarding the copyright regime in Canada, Industry Canada commissioned a survey by Decima Research in 2006 which was designed to measure the extent to which peer to peer (P2P) file-sharing activities act as substitutes or complements to music purchases.
Original languageEnglish
Pages31-54pp
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventThe 2012 Meetings of the Canadian Law and Economics Association - University of Toronto
Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

Conference

ConferenceThe 2012 Meetings of the Canadian Law and Economics Association
Period1/01/12 → …
OtherSeptember 28 – 29, 2012

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