I've actually bought MORE CDs because of p2p sharing. I've checked out heaps of music that I might never have bothered with, and as a result, I've bought more music. Agree though, that the system is open to abuse - I know plenty of people who say they will never buy a CD again, when they can just download it from Kazaa or whatever.
I think Apple's music store is heading down the right path - offering people the chance to purchase single tracks that they like, at a price that's not terrible.
Even if I've downloaded a whole album, I will still buy it if I like it. (exception - CDs with crappy copy protection on them. I WON'T shell out just so the record companies can tell me how I can listen to the music)
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Grrr... Argh....
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