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Legal Music Downloads Increase in 2005
GraWil writes "The CBC is reporting there is marked increase in legal music downloads in 2005. American internet users downloaded 158 million individual songs from January to June 2005, compared with 55 million during the same period in 2004; during the same period, U.S. CD sales decreased by 7%. According to Peter Jamieson, head of the British Phonographic Industry, "the record industry has enthusiastically embraced the new legal download services ... and now we're beginning to reap the rewards". In the UK, sales of seven-inch vinyl singles were also up 87% on last year."
OMG!! teh downloads are bringing down our profits!
that only 14 seven-inch vinyl albums were sold in all of England last year.
[http://it-tastes-so-good.blogspot.com] Are you hungry?
I guess the natural connection between downloadable music and 45 RPMs has finally been realized in the United Kingdom.
Huh??
"According to Peter Jamieson, head of the British Phonographic Industry..."
Gotta rehash own brain... read the above as According to Peter Jamieson, head of the British Pornographic Industry
they sold a few million of them in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"the record industry has enthusiastically embraced the new legal download services ... and now we're beginning to reap the rewards"
More like:
"the record industry was lead by the balls kicking and screaming into download services...and now we're beginning to rape the rewards"
I think we're missing the true tragedy here - the lawyers. They're going to have to go back to...pursuing justice!
...blah blah blah BLOWJOB blah blah blah... React to what?
Don't trust anyone under thirty.
The same people are sitting in thier paresnts basmemts with thier tin foil hats on making sure the music they listen on Lunchcast doesnt let the DRM infect thier brain.