"While most musicians believe that the unauthorized sharing of music and other types of digital copies of creative work is wrong, they disagree about whether or not it hurts them. Overall, artists and musicians do not believe that P2P file sharing poses a major threat to them, according to Pew.
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A preponderance of creative types surveyed -- both those already in the limelight and those struggling to get there -- said that the Internet has brought them more revenue, not less. They are more likely to stress the positive impact of the Internet, rather than the negative effects of piracy or unlawful use of their work, the survey found.
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In fact, musicians and artists overwhelmingly believe that the Internet provides them with new and important opportunities to share their work and become known. Two-thirds of those surveyed said that P2P poses either only a minor threat to them or no threat whatsoever."