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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
I can't show he's wrong so as usual will just do another pointless flame.
Has the Internet raised sales revenue for the record industry?
Simple question and all it needs is a Yes or No or Hate admitting Paul is right. 
The facts show more listen to music and pay less for it if anything at all. Just like porn. Or are you going to argue black is white on that. Ask Damian for tips on that. The truthful ones though.  |
There are two main reasons for the decline in revenue for record labels. Piracy and digital singles.
As I said above, in the past if a band had a top 10 hit it meant millions of of dollars in sales for the record label because the only way you could own that song was to buy the entire CD for $15 or more. I suppose you could record it off the radio as well, but that was kind of a bitch to do.
Now you can buy the single for a $1 or you can easily snag it off of youtube or any one of a million pirate sites so there is no reason to buy the entire CD unless you really want to.
It really is that simple.