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Re: Study: Music downloads don’t affect sales

ddmcd — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:53:36 -0000

Studies like this are meaningless. Even if they are recealing the truth (which I believe they are) the music distribution corporations will still spread FUD about downloading because they want to have legislatively legalized control over the distribution channels.

Re: Study: Music downloads don’t affect sales

Lipo Man — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:44:24 -0000

Back in the day (~ 2000) when Napster a going concern I downloaded hundreds of songs and never bought a CD.

I think subscription based services are the best these days, like Zune Pass. Then you can try before you buy. I have bought a few CD's since being exposed to them on the Zune marketplace I would not have purchased otherwise.

Re: Study: Music downloads don’t affect sales

Mathew — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:36:15 -0000

Good one, Rob :-)

Re: Study: Music downloads don’t affect sales

Rob Hyndman — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:17:35 -0000

I think the inevitable conclusion is that the protagonists behind CRIA are not distinguishable from zeros. But of course I'm not a statistician, so I could be wrong.