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RIAA Sales Compared to Download Statistics
OneInEveryCrowd writes "According to an article at SFGate, although the recent crackdown and lawsuits have caused a 22% drop in downloading, the drop in CD sales actually accelerated during the same period. My own response to the RIAA crackdown was to get a Netflix account, get into fansubs, and swear off CD purchases for life. If this was mainstream behavior CD sales would have dropped to zero. I was still pleased to see that many people responded in a similar fashion though." An EMI executive has a piece giving the standard industry view, but this piece about Universal slashing CD prices may be more telling.
What? They've got a product? Who knew?
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because people have already downloaded everything they really wanted?
- cnb
Nah, music is like porn. You can play the old stuff over and over again, but the new stuff is more exciting.
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That confused me as well. So you start watching DVDs as a way to revolt against the RIAA? That's like shopping at Best Buy because you don't like your local organic grocery store's underhanded business tactics.
I second the congratulations to those of us who have given up CD purchases.
I also would like to thank those of you running pirate operations selling fake CDs on the street and in retail outlets. Way to go.
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There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
That's what I do. In fact, just yesterday a friend told me about this cool band 50 cent. I downloaded one of their songs of Kazaa and played it. The first 30 seconds were pretty cool but then it changed to this crappy static noise beat thing with high pitched squeals. Boy that song sucked! I'm glad I didn't waste my money on the whole CD!!
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And if you're eating free range organic meat, you don't have to worry about your brain disintigrating 15 years from now.
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Talk about effed-up logic -- I'd piss on his head even if he wasn't on fire!
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One man's crap is another man's Justin Timberlake...
no wait! ah whatever, you get my point.
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Obviously you've never bought a Jenna Jameson DVD.
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