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Digital Music Sales Skyrocket in 2005

Posted by Zonk on from the year-of-the-ipod dept.

Luke PiWalker writes "The market for digital music hit $1.1 billion in 2005, more than triple 2004 sales. But the industry, wanting to wring the maximum profit out of the consumer, remains fixated on piracy." From the article: "The IFPI also called on ISPs to join the fight against music piracy, which it claims severely erodes the profits of its 1,450 member record companies across the globe. The IFPI added that the legitimate music business was gradually gaining ground on digital piracy. It said research showed that in Europe's two biggest digital markets -- Britain and Germany -- more music fans are now legally downloading music than illegally file-swapping."

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  1. pay? by Janek+Kozicki · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pay? For music?

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  2. Re:Legal downloads bigger than piracy? by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 4, Funny
    How are they measuring piracy? How can they possibly get reliable figures on the level of music piracy.
    You mean you didn't register your illegal downloads with the RIAA?
  3. Re:In Soviet Russia ... by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · · Score: 1, Funny

    Um no... I believe in Soviet Russia, they use AllofMP3.com

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  4. Sales may be up... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can find the real reason why RIAA think they are losing money. Blame the Apple iPod!

  5. In related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In related news, Bellsouth has begun negotiations with the RIAA to help pay for the bandwidth that the pirates are consuming.

  6. Re:pay? You bet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Re:pay?

    Yup, repay! That's what they ultimately want - for you to continuously repay for music you already 'bought'.

    Right now, the guy in the cubicle next to me is listening to his ipod loud enough that I can hear it just a little. I'm sure that BMI, ASCAP et al would like to send me a bill for that.

    I'd whistle to mask it, but I can't afford the royalty payments.

  7. Re:My plumber explained it to me by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tomorrow, Ian Scot's plumber relates marriage to--you guessed it--plumbing!

    And be sure to pick up his new book The World Is Pipes, which shows just how pipelike everything is.

    This book was released to satisfy the his fans while he works on rewriting the famous Feynman Lectures on Physics so that everything is explained in relationship to pipes. Afterall, what's a wormhole but just a fancy way to say "Time Pipe"?

    The famous plumber has dutifully dedicated his life to the understanding and study of pipes after his 3 year old son was killed in a fatal piping accident. We're hoping to see him win the Nobel Peace Prize in Directing Flowing Fluids and Gases this year.

    It's a decent and light hearted analogy but I think there's a bit more to it than just cash flow.

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