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| From | DanAbnrml9@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: CD sales in 2003 |
| Date | Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:54:02 EST |
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In a message dated 2/19/2004 7:02:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<< > In other words, the people on Napster-like
> services are more likely the heavy music buyers
I don't think this is true, most of the people I've talked to who
download lots, want top 40 hits to burn to cd for their car (because the
radio is only playing the song once an hour). >>
...and how's about we say you're both right? Because I think you're both
right.
I think that the internet is/could be the great new promotional model, the
one that (if properly used) makes it possible to hear about more types of music
than the radio and can be used for inexpensive, targeted marketing by the
labels. Likewise, it's easy to abuse. But I'll admit that I own 2000 CDs and buy
most of what I listen to, but also have about as many (if not more) MP3s. Why?
Most of the MP3s I have are rare material--Bsides, stuff that's not readily
available--or one-off tracks from artists whose entire albums I don't need to
own. Maybe the latter is immoral, but frankly those tracks are the ones I could
part with. But a Blur fan club single from 1997 that's completely out of print
and impossible to find? That's why I download music.
--Jason
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