A new survey asks users such questions as "Have the RIAA's 'sue 'em all' lawsuits persuaded you to stop sharing?" and "Says the RIAA: 'Though it would appear that record companies are still making theirmoney and that artists are still getting rich, these impressions aremere fallacies.__' --__True or False?" The goal of the survey, according to P2PNet's Jon Newton, is to undo some of the RIAA's spin regarding copyright infringement and the attendant file sharing lawsuits, which he calls an attempt by the organization to convince the public that commercial copyright infringement is the same thing as theft.
Considering P2Pnet's demographic and the phrasing of some of the questions (to be fair many of them include direct quotes from RIAA materials), it's not surprising that early results are skewing strongly against the record labels' organization. Spreading the word about the survey can only make it more scientific, so here are the links:
The results of the survey should be available in a couple of weeks.
