Slashdot | Canadian Record Industry Disputes Own P2P Claims

I posted awhile ago about the probable risks associated with allowing people to download songs. Here's a snip from my late January post:

... does this casual recording harm or benefit the music biz? Enthusiasts, just as moi, believe it ultimately improves the profits of big companies. I will buy the CDs if I like the band, because I want the media. If someone gives me some pirated MP3s, I will listen to them, and I may or may not buy that particular album, but if I like the band (and probably 60% of the time I do not), I will buy their other albums on CD.

Now, finally, a Canadian recording industry study only confirms what we've all suspected: music lovers buy a lot of music. They may download/copy (read this as: steal) music as well, but the overall lossage is small.

Sony, let my music go!