The more I think about it filesharing, the more uncertain I become about its effects on the music industry. Lessig writes that roughly 28% of Americans older than 12 had downloaded music. I doubt a significant number of people over 55 download anything, which bumps the number of actual to potential users up to maybe 1/2. So who are the people who are downloading music, and who isn't? Everyone I know who is extremely into music downloads almost everything, and buys only the best of the best albums, having listened to a much broader selection. If everyone did this, it could have a natural selection-esque effect on the industry and force artists to constantly come up with innovative music to meet the higher standards.