Heritage study on effect of P2P
by James Gattuso on September 2, 2004
FYI, Heritage last week released a new report by Norbert Michel on the effects of file-sharing on music sales. His conclusion:
Despite both sides’ positions, the research thus far does not show a clear effect on record sales from file sharing. Does this mean that P2P is harmless? Not necessarily. There are many reasons why P2P’s impact may not have appeared in empirical data, and there are valid reasons why P2P remains a threat to the music industry.
Michel goes on to discuss the shortcomings of the existing data on the issue. He, by the way, is a research analyst with Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis, and wrote his PHD dissertation on the file-sharing issue.
James Gattuso / James Gattuso is a Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy in the Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Gattuso also leads the Enterprise and Free Markets Initiative at Heritage, with responsiblity for a range of regulatory and market issues. Prior to joining Heritage, he served as Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and also as Vice President for Policy Development with Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE). From 1990 to 1993, he was Deputy Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the Federal Communications Commission. From May 1991 to June 1992, he was detailed from the FCC to the office of Vice President Dan Quayle, where he served as Associate Director of the President's Council on Competitiveness. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Dana, 8 year-old son, Peter (whom he relies upon to operate his VCR), and his four year-old daughter Lindsey (who does the DVD player.) He has no known hobbies, but is not nearly as boring as he seems.
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