Free Music MP3 Downloads and P2P Services
30 December 2008
One might look at current CD sales statistics and attribute their sharp drop to the growing popularity in digital sales. Although this is a reasonable conclusion, a more likely suspect for the decrease in CD sales is the use of file sharing P2P services online. In this instance, everyone is cut out of the loop, even the middleman. This may be the reason that more and more artists are pursuing alternative marketing methods to cash-in on their popularity.
P2P services still appear to be taking a bite out of music sales, despite the fact that there is an expanding number on online sources that offer free music mp3 downloads legally. The problem is, despite multiple lawsuits and attempts to shut down these pirate sites, more and more pop up for every one closed down.