Napster May Be Dying, But The Music Business Is Getting Killed
from the well,-that's-interesting dept
So, last year the music industry is blaming Napster for its potential demise, and yet they have their best year ever. This year, they effectively kill Napster, and CD sales are dropping. No one seems to have an explanation. The obvious choice is to blame the economy downturn - but that hasn't affected music sales much in the past. Maybe people are just sick of plastic over produced acts that churn out crappy pop? Of course, you can't trust me. Most people look at the CDs in my collection with a complete blank stare and wonder what planet I bought them on.
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