On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Shreyas Pandit wrote:
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) welcomed the findings but
added a note of caution.
"It's encouraging that many illegal file-sharers are starting to
use legal services," said BPI spokesman Matt Philips.
"But our concern is that file-sharers' expenditure on music overall
is down, a fact borne out by study after study.
What I NEVER see discussed is the possibility that commercial music
offerings, for the most part, stink, and that could be contributing
to the downturn in music sales.
The unwritten assumption of the record industry is that music buyers
should and will buy whatever they publish, regardless of quality.
That's an awfully big assumption.
I could write more, but it would inevitably devolve into a discussion
of musical preferences and opinions (although that is kind of the
point--people have preferences and opinions, and it affects their
decisions about what music to buy).
As an example of how the data can be skewed, one band I like has
never published a CD with a record company. They press their own CDs
and sell them online and at concerts. So their sales data never gets
included in industry totals. And there are lots of musicians doing
this.
Andrew
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