File Sharing Boosts CD Sales
from the more-evidence dept
Here is yet another study saying that people using file sharing systems to find out about new music tend to buy more CDs than before they used file sharing systems. There have been other studies saying the same thing, but, like all the others, the RIAA will continue to ignore the results. You would think that, in the interest of helping the companies they represent, that they would be interested in the actual impact of file sharing, and not just their own simplistic (jumped-to) conclusions.
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dumb ass
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Hmmm, well Mr. Moneybags might mind....
So, all this hype is just that, hype. Illegal copying will always be around so why not lower the cost of purchasing a CD and make it so the average teenager can actually afford to buy the damn things in the first place. Maybe then there would be less incentive to copy them. Trying to prevent it is a waste of time, resources, MONEY, and effort.
Cheers.
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I take it you don't download much. If you did, you would know that the sound quality varies so greatly, that a statement like that is idiotic.
I for one have bought more CD's since I started using p2p. Why you ask? The perks. Many CD's like weird al's latest for example come with tons of bonus material that you can only get on the CD. It's real value. Not to mention the cool printed booklet with lyrics that you can't reliably download.
I could care less what the music industry thinks of me. But they can only track you on the p2p networks if you're actually sharing files. Just a thought.
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Re: Hmmm, well Mr. Moneybags might mind....
EXACTLY. Others who know how much the artists actually get for each CD also have very little motivation to buy an album. Did you know that with each album beint $10-$15, artists only get 5-10 cents of it? That means that with every million albums sold, the artist only gets about $50,000. They are getting ripped off. Plus the cost of making a CD is only a matter of cents on the dollar. The RIAA is making HUGE profit that they don't need. I certainly hope they go out of business. Nobody will hurt from it, not even the artists. Only the RIAA will hurt from it, but let's face it: they deserve it.
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