Digital Music Sales Skyrocket in 2005

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 20, 2006 @01:49AM 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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In Soviet Russia ... by ta+ma+de · 2006-01-20 01:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

RIAA legally swaps you.
Multi Channel by topkilz · 2006-01-20 02:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I still think the two channel format for digital music should die. I think the RIAA should encourage usage of two channel downloads for free and switch to 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 or whatever. Sound is the first thing to truely be 3 dimensional and yet, they refuse to capitalize on that. Every DVD out there can downmix audio to two channels if needed.