Posted by Justin on 12/11/05 00:25

NunYa Bidness wrote on [Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:39:26 GMT]:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:59:51 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> Gave
> us:
>
>>NunYa Bidness wrote on [Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:28:34 GMT]:
>>> 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 guess is no better than yours.
>>
>>I know I, my wife and several of my friends bought CDs after sampling
>>and discovering online.
>>
>>> 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%.
>>
>>Usenet isn't exactly a sampling of the general public.
>
> You don't get it. Usenet posts do not even include those that are
> made available through the web. The numbers would be even worse.

Usenet requires a certain skillset that most people don't have, as does
most downloading.

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