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Story: Swapping doesn't hurt music sales - study

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At Last a study thats shows what people have been saying for as long as file sharing as been in the press.
lets look at the facts as stated there are lots more alternative entertainment activities out there i,e Games, DVD, Computers, not to mention out door activities like sports, gym's (as these seem to be more trendy these days) which you pay money for,
whilst on the subject of money doesnt it make sense that weather your a teeny bopper or working adult you only have a certain amount of disposable income? so if you are spending it on DVD's or games etc how can you spend the same as you used to on music? also the fact you can acquire music for free off P2P systems doesnt mean you would have gone out & bought it.
however i personally think it has slightly the reverse effect of introducing music or bands/artists you perhaps wouldnt normally listen to if you had to buy it before hand, lets face it you wouldnt go buy a car without test driving it first.

on a final note if the 'industry' would only lower the base rate of CD's, DVD's, Games, Software to relistic levels then so called piracy would be reduced to a level that is not worth considering downloading or ripping music etc.....
why is it the industry now want to stop us buying music & DVD's abroad because we are saving a bit of money? instead of been ripped off by high street shops ? also from online shops you can purchase music or DVD's that may not be available in the country of origin so why cant i buy it? its not like we wanting it for free?

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