Russ Crupnick Percent Quotations

Consumers are clearly making the most of all the choices they have to discover and purchase music, and physical product is still a very large part of the equation. For example, among teens, sales of CDs are up five percent in 2005, illustrating a halo effect from digital music, interaction with video games and other venues for new music discovery.

There clearly are a small percentage of users who have taken advantage of filing sharing services to compile massive libraries,