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US CD Sales Increase in 2004

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the paying-the-man dept.

Lindsay Lohan writes "BBC is reporting that CD sales rose by 2.3% in the U.S. in the year 2004 despite the growing popularity of legal digital music downloads through services such as iTunes. On the other hand, a BBC report from last July noted that pirated CD sales have hit a record high. Sounds like the RIAA should be going after the real pirates, not little Susie or Grandma."

13 of 398 comments (clear)

  1. damn! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    stop buying them for christ's sake! now these idiots will believe that the frivolous lawsuits against 15-year-olds were successful.

  2. Re:Sue the actual criminal gangs ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    hat would be so un-american

    Considering this was reported by the BBC, you are probably right.

  3. Inundated by chevybowtie · · Score: 5, Funny
    I guess you beat people over the head with the same 50 artists, you can eventually convice them to like it.

    Time for a revolution!

  4. Surprising by pnevin · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not the sort of editorial comment I would have expected from Lindsay Lohan.

  5. Obvious solution: by Heftklammerdosierer! · · Score: 5, Funny

    The RIAA should just sell their CDs for $5 through shady looking guys on the street.

  6. A little bit off topic... by Paladin144 · · Score: 5, Funny
    But I can't believe Lindsay Lohan subimitted this article. That is so COOOOOL! I can't believe that she reads /.

    Hi Lindsay!! I luv u!!!

    I went to your site and "rocked out" to the intro, and then i saw nothing but PINK! My eyes actually screamed in pain. I heard them. I shit you not.

    Please Lindsay. Redesign your site... for me?

    .

    And show me your knockers. :-)

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    1. Re:A little bit off topic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      BTW, who the fuck is Lindsay Lohan?

    2. Re:A little bit off topic... by sootman · · Score: 2, Funny

      After looking at IMDB to see who she is, I now need to submit a fix to them.
      http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517820/
      Eviden tly she was born in 1986 (!!!!!) but was somehow in "Another World" (TV Series) in 1964.

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  7. Mod the article... by Iron+Clad+Burrito · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like the RIAA should be going after the real pirates, not little Susie or Grandma."

    I would mod your article -1 Redundant. We've been saying that for two years plus.
  8. I Wonder.... by muntumbomoklik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does Lindsay run a Linux box?

    Are there more hot girls like her running linux?

    Maybe it's time to finally try that new pickup line of mine: "What's your distro, baby?"

  9. Speaking of Lindsay Lohan by ambienceman · · Score: 5, Funny

    "She got some big ass titties"

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  10. Hey by Perianwyr+Stormcrow · · Score: 2, Funny

    I won this debate nearly six years ago, and we're not having it again. So go home.

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  11. Public Domain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Considering how many times copyight has been extended I think enough has been robbed from the public domain that all agreements are off.