Music Industry Blames Downloaders For Bad Year
from the of-course dept
Ah, once again, the weak minded jump to the conclusions that best fit their perculiar viewpoint. The music industry is almost entirely blaming bad sales from last year on music downloaders. They trot out some study that they paid for (bias? what’s that?), and talk about how evil music downloaders are. They barely seem to notice that there’s a bit of a recession going on, which certainly could hurt music sales (they mention it, but seem to focus on those evil downloaders). And, of course, as they’ve always done, they refuse to admit that some music downloaders actually use it to discover new music that they then go and spend money on.
Comments on “Music Industry Blames Downloaders For Bad Year”
Availability increases sales, period.
Having access to online music has made it possible for my family to accomplish the following:
And while I may be the exception to the rule, I appreciate the quality of a CD over a 128kbps MP3 enough to pay for it.
Result: we have spent more on music in the past 3 years than we have in the previous 7. RIAA, pull your head out of the sand and come on over, we have receipts to prove it.
Good music == good sales
Has little to do with folks down loading music. Has mostly to do with the fact that the current crop of available music pretty much sucks. Does anyone really buy Brittany Spears, N’Sync & Back street boys music other than the 12 to 14 generation ? Music industry needs to realize that something that cuts across generations sales well, ie I’m right behind the kid in the check out line buying dave Mathews cuts. Give us better music, and we’ll buy it. Note, another Cher CD does not constitute better music.
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the riaa is “Lost of an explanation?” Gee, maybe terrorist attacks and a shitty economy have made people nervous and NOT spend the outrageous amount on a new cd? A fuckn cd has to be the last thing on people’s minds when they can’t even put food in their bellys. Rosen and her minions can suck a fart out of my ass!