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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."
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Nothing was said about illegal downloads, the article was about how many legal downloads there were, which they do know.
I meant 12 months... sorry. I am drunk and it's late in the night.
Ebay is the ultimate yard sale. I can't believe how much stuff I buy and sell there. It's not as good as the old days, but it's still quality. Thankful am I, for I listen mostly to classical music (and I don't live in the UK). It's commonly available in a cheap manner. Ooh...if you like good instrumentals, you should look up Yasunori Mitsuda. He makes a lot the tracks for SquareSoft's stuff. Esp. his stuff for Chrono Cross was good.
so where the freak is iTunes AU???
I'd really love to be into this "legal" download sensation but noone will sell to me (and if it doesn't work on my pod I'm not interested).
Apple has posted record profits ($320 M) for the third quarter. Apple shipped 6.2 million iPods in the quarter. Also sales of computers were up 35%. It seems that there really is a halo effect.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Joke aside, but are they? These are legal downloads, so about 65 cent per 99-cent-song is going right into the pocket of the music industry. Apple alone has sold almost 500 million songs, that's 325 million dollars, for doing nothing!
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is support sites like eMusic. They off high quality, legal, non-DRM mp3s for 22-25 cents (depending on your monthly plan). Right now they are offering 50 free downloads from their very unique catalog (of which you can cancel if you like, but I'm sure not going to). Some of the stuff you can get from iTunes (so it's cheaper from eMusic.com) but a lot of you can't because it's from mostly independent labels or back-collections. If you like great music no-one's heard of, this is your site. The user-base seems pretty knowledable about what's good, so their "list" feature is nice. They also have incorporated some social networking/clustering features which allow you to see who your "neighbors" are with common interests. Supporting a site like eMusic, allows them to expand their already great selection, so check them out: eMusic.com. At least try it out, get your free mp3s, and then decide. They are offering 50 free because they believe that once you try it, you'll want to continue using the service; it's the best kind of advertising gimmick there is: offering a good product.
the article was about how many legal downloads there were
That's what the headline said, but when the article started it was actually talking about 'paid' downloads.
To summarise the summary of the summary: people are a problem. ~ h2g2
I'm not surprised. Most vinyl albums are on 12-inch discs.