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Recording Industry's Unexpected Benefit from P2P

Posted by Cliff on from the having-their-cake-and-eating-it-too dept.

Matthew Schultheis writes: "Yahoo / AP is reporting that the record industry is using the files traded on Kazza et al. to track where music is popular. It turns out that they even pay for this information. 'It's the most vast and scalable sample audience that the world has ever seen'" Now if they could only use this data to somehow put out better music...

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  1. In other news by BlackCobra43 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Razor-sharp irony kills 3, wounds 25.

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  2. Uh hu... by guamman · · Score: 1, Funny

    You already know what I'm going to say so I don't really need to post it. (The Irony)

  3. hmm... by Hi_2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    We could abuse this: Everyone, start sharing plenty of Polka, 80's pop, and Barney. Now lets talk about targeted marketing!

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  4. Re:Ironic... by danielrm26 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Evidently the concept of irony is not lost on most /.ers. I have seen like 5 posts that look identical to mine in the last minute. :)

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  5. Glitch in the Matrix by Gyan · · Score: 3, Funny


    Goto's should be avoided in programming. So far, it has gotten this story posted 4-5 times already within the last few months.

  6. Yo, to all of you Alanis' out there... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop telling us how ironic this is. It's not. It's just fsckin' sad.

  7. Re:Better music? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think "Hey Ya!" by Outkast is one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life.
    Hi! Sorry to be the Spelling Nazi, but I think you misspelled "overplayed." Just a friendly reminder that you might want to have a look at your dictionary file. :)
  8. Re:Eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eh? That is what corporations are supposed to do.

  9. Re:Ironic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    So they treat it like it's a child porn network in their PR statements and then turn around and find a way to make money off it.
    That's just the beginning!

    At this very moment, the RIAA is busy compiling statistics from KaZaA about what types of child porn are popular where. Rumor has it they're going to be using the data to determine how boy and girl bands should be dressed on their CD covers in various markets, to maximize CD sales to perverts.
  10. Re:Benefitting from a crime... by Saeger · · Score: 3, Funny
    DON'T get me wrong, though. I AM IN NO WAY ADVOCATING, CONDONING OR APPROVING OF, what the nazis did ... Once again, I DO NOT CONDONE WHAT THEY DID.

    anti-semite!

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  11. Re:Benefitting from a crime... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    researched this, have you?

  12. Where do I send my bill? by psoriac · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've downloaded dozens of songs today alone... to whom do I address my bill for services rendered?

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  13. Re:This is why we have Avril Lavingne... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Avril Lavigne isn't underage, douche-nuts.

  14. Re:Ironic... by fleener · · Score: 4, Funny

    Evidently the concept of irony is not lost on most /.ers. I have seen like 5 posts that look identical to mine in the last minute. :)

  15. Given the great number of ... by SiliBelgian · · Score: 4, Funny

    people who share their entire hard disk on Kazaa, this could result in the production of the Biggest Hit Song of All Times...

    The name would be somewhat like explorer.exe...

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  16. Re:Piracy is not the reason. by nmg · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks! I was feeling a little low on condescending bullshit today, but this will do. HAND.

  17. Re:Their arguments are stupid by micaiah · · Score: 2, Funny

    I retract the above post as my friend thought it would be funny to post something stupid because I made the error of stepping away and forgetting to lock my workstation.

  18. False Recordings. by titaniafq · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now the recording associations are going to think that the following is their most popular artist. teen anal cum xxx hot God help the record stores when a kid asks for that!

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