Posted by Paul Hyett on 11/06/06 18:47

In rec.video.dvd.tech on Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Citizen Bob wrote :
>
>It is a fact that when Napster was active as a P2P network, CD sales
>of music increased 15%. How can that be if people could download any
>song they wanted and not have to pay for it?
>
>Simple. It's called Marketing 101. People would download a few songs
>they were interested in, discover they liked the artist, and go buy
>the CD to have something permanent to carry around with them. Most
>Napster participants did not have the time or patience to download
>whole albums much less burn them to CDs. Most computers do not have a
>burner and even if they did most people don't know how to use them.
>
>Then the greedy pricks (lawyers) in the entertainment industry tasted
>blood in the water and fucked it up for everyone, including the sales
>of CDs which dropped substantially after Napster was taken away.

They only go after individuals because they are easier targets - what
they *should* do is go after the big piracy operations, especially since
the revenue from those is likely to be funding other, more serious,
illegal activities.
--
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

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