Posted by NunYa Bidness on 12/10/05 18:28

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:14:27 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> Gave
us:

>NunYa Bidness wrote on [Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:08:57 GMT]:
>> On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:35:22 GMT, spam@uce.gov (Bob) Gave us:
>>
>>>On 9 Dec 2005 11:06:11 -0800, "Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Who said they PAID for the mp3??? :)
>>>
>>>Hard to believe but most people would rather buy an album than fool
>>>with pirating it. Plus they get the "real thing" in terms of the CD
>>>with its glitzy label and all.
>>>
>>>CD sales dropped significantly when Napster was forced to shut down as
>>>a free source of music. Why? Because it actually encouraged sales of
>>>music by letting people sample free. Then after they discovered they
>>>liked the music on the sample, they bought the album instead of
>>>pirating the rest.
>>
>>
>> That accounts for MAYBE 10% of those out there ripping files from
>> the net.
>>
>> Most folks that rip mp3s do NOT go out and buy the CD.
>
>Actually, I'd say it's closer to 80%. I know I discovered a lot of new
>artists because of Napter and Audio Galaxy back in the day.

You are the exception. Just because you went out and bought a disc,
doesn't make your number accurate. You guessed.

My claim is more accurate when one compares the amount ripped in
Usenet alone with the sale figures. You HAVE to be way off. I was
being conservative. It is likely more like 5%.

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