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RIAA Sales Compared to Download Statistics

Posted by michael on from the desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures dept.

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.

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  1. Margins by BandwidthHog · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Record exec: We'll cut our wholesale price by 25% (16% for big name new releases) if you'll cut your markup in half.

    Store owner: Ummm...

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    Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
  2. Confused? by rjoseph · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My own response to the RIAA crackdown was to get a Netflix account

    I think you've gotten your *AAs mixed up... last time I checked, the RIAA couldn't care less what movies you were renting/stealing from Netflix or anyone else. I'm pretty sure that's the MPAA's job. So how, exactly, is getting a Netflix account a valid response to anything the RIAA does?

  3. Netflix account by po_boy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What does Netflix have to do with the RIAA? Do they let you rent music over there now or something? Is this about movie soundtracks?