how do u actually know that cd company sales are down...no1 is allowed to look at their "books"....they're just looking for a medium to blame...just as someone can say, "the filesharing technology is reducing sales by millions"..another person can point out 101 ways that money is being used inneffectively in the music industry and by their compaines..this would lower expenses..therefore larger sales margins

a study was done by Janis Ian (a musical artist). Her major find was that when she promised to give her songs out for free on the internet..he sales went up 30%...and when she acutually gave her songs for free via the internet..her sales grew by 300%!!...ask anyone in marketing..for every single product u give away..u gain 3 buyers..(not sure if this is known as "loss sales advertising")...her study is found here..look at her interesting facts near the bottom:
http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html

large corporations such as aol time warner/disney..work like this: when they see a new technology such as "filesharing" they first want to DESTROY IT because it supposedly conflicts with their profit margin..and when they can't destroy it..they go and OWN IT so they can control it for their own uses and sell 99c songs...just look at what apple did w/ itunes..or realnetworks w/ their media service..or even napster..absorption of new technology after destruction of it has failed

What is this!?! A center for ants!?