arstechnica.com — Those who download "free" music from P2P networks are more likely to spend money on legit downloads than those who are squeaky clean, according to a new report out of Norway. The music labels, however, aren't quite buying that data.
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Closed AccountApr 21, 2009
"There is one thing we are not going away, and it is the consumption of music increases, while revenue declines. It can not be explained in any way other than that the illegal downloading is over the legal sale of music," Rogstad said.Correlation/causation?
migel628Apr 22, 2009
Copyright infringement is NOT piracy, the dude from Somalia proved that...
smashandburnApr 24, 2009
Open Source Framework DRM would be incredibly easy to break
lunarsightApr 25, 2009
Brad - Agreed, but somebody has to get the ball rolling.Perhaps all the other lemmings will come around in time.
Closed AccountApr 25, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://cdbaby.com">http://cdbaby.com</a>&quot;When selling through CD Baby, musicians make $6-$12 per album, and get paid weekly."
wmuldoonApr 26, 2009
sad, but true: People actually PREFER that s**tty quality...wtf?<a class="user" href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/the-sizzling-sound-of-music.html">http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/03/the-sizzling-soun ...</a><a class="user" href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5166649/ipods-and-young-people-have-utterly-destroyed-music">http://i.gizmodo.com/5166649/ipods-and-young-peopl ...</a>
masamunecyrusApr 26, 2009
If you go to Tokyo, you'll see musicians playing on the streets all the time. Sometimes they're indie musicians, sometimes they're popular musicians, but they're always there for the same reason -- to promote their music and sell CDs directly to the consumers. Most Japanese realize they have to work hard to reap rewards, and because of it, their indie music scene is flourishing.
pdg1Apr 26, 2009
no kidding... 100GB holy crap...I submit that NOBODY needs 100GB a month of entertainment...
pdg1Apr 26, 2009
Seriously... I don't know for sure... but I think MOST people do purchase music and movies...MOST people go back and support the artists they like...If it wasn't for downloading music, I wouldn't have half of the CD's i have now.if didn't download music tho, I would probably have gotten it from some other place. I would jsut have different music.I'm guessing I would be listening to s**ttier bands...but that's not the point.I refuse to be labeled as a common thief... I'm an extraordinary one.and it doesn't really matter for me now...after I heard about the TPB sentence, I realized that they don't care about my desires as a consumer... so why should I pay money to support a company that puts the things I believe in behind bars.I have since refused to purchase anything from these companies...No more CD's. no more Movies... no movie rentals... no movie theaters... nothing.If it's a local band... I'll support it...if it's free content from online broadcasters like Revision3.. I'll download.But I'll be caught dead before I intentionally put another cent towards those bastards.
emotecontrolApr 27, 2009
Compare and contrast:Case #1: Me: Here is a fact you won't like concerning the correlation between your poor behaviour and your dessert privileges. My four-year old: No! If I say what I want to be true loud enough, then it will become true for real!Case #2:Science: Here is a fact we discovered concerning the correlation between piracy and music purchases.RIAA: Damn you and your facts! If we keep shouting loud enough, people will give us lots of money in court settlements!I'm seeing some kind of parallel here.