2003 CD Sales Officially Down 7.6 Percent

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday April 7, 2004 @08:18AM from the cee-you dept.

Lust writes "CNN is reporting that global CD sales for 2003 are down 7.6 percent, and points to 'rampant piracy, poor economic conditions and competition from video games and DVDs.' More grist for the RIAA mill on P2P? I just haven't heard anything new I'd like to buy... how about you?" It's also mentioned that "a strong second-half recovery in the United States, Britain and Australia... has raised hopes that the worst is behind the beleaguered industry", although "evidence of a full-fledged recovery is flimsy."

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more crappy bands. not enough interest by bikepunx · 2004-04-07 08:21 · Score: 0, Redundant

no one talks about the sub par bands that the majors are releasing. theres only so many crappy bands that can be released at one time. do we really need 100 creed rip off bands? did janet jackson need to release a new record? is justin timberlake adding to the integrity of music's history. i think not.