Music Downloading not Entirely to Blame 538
Outlyer writes "A recent article in The Economist discusses the proximate causes for the decline in music sales. Of some note is this quote in the article:
"According to an internal study done by one of the majors, between two-thirds and three-quarters of the drop in sales in America had nothing to do with internet piracy. [...] Other explanations: rising physical CD piracy, shrinking retail space, competition from other media, and the quality of the music itself. But creativity doubtless plays an important part." The article discusses in some depth the short-term viewpoint of the majors and why that is likely to be the dominant problem, not the internet bogeyman."
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
What a shock?! (Score:3, Funny)
OMG, like I am..sooo SHOCKED to hear that!
These people will never "get it"....
Did they ever think their current business process and ATTITUDE towards its customers could be the problem????
Re:Not in Korea (Score:5, Funny)
Heck, I remember that some of the stuff was so good that I actually went to the music store to buy the album. (Which was subsequently copied and distributed to friends...)
Well obviously... (Score:4, Funny)
Obviously "Tainted Love" was the pinnacle of musical creativity in the world, and CD sales were bound to decline.
"Tainted Love ... oh, oh, oh, don't touch me please"
Re:What a shock?! (Score:1, Funny)
I'm about as shocked to hear this as i was to hear that Ashlee Simpson was lip syncing on SNL.
This just in... (Score:5, Funny)
(The boardroom of a major record label)
"Guys, we have a major problem. Sales are at an all-time low, and if you all want to be able to pay for your BMWs and 2-million dollar mansions, we need a new strategy!"
"Now, our attorneys and marketing boys have been hard at work, attempting to pass th blame for this dilemma for months on such things as piracy of all kinds. However, these conclusions just haven't explained the numbers, and we have just recently uncovered a shocking statistic that cannot be ignored. Please consult the chart on the wall to see how the numbers break down."
Internet piracy: 9%
Media piracy: 7%
Any other kind of piracy that we couldn't pull out of our asses: 2%
We sign crummy bands and try to pass their music off on people who actually have taste, despite all of our really expensive research: 80%
Re:Reason why I don't buy cds (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This just in... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Well... (Score:1, Funny)
Home Taping is Killing Music ! (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, wow, what am I doing here !
Last thing I remembered, I was reading the inner sleeve of my Madness 7 album which said "Home Taping is Killing Music" while recording it to cassette tape for my buddy.
Now it's 20 years later and Music isn't dead !
Arghgh ! - what's going on !
insightful? good god! (Score:3, Funny)
Challenge (Score:3, Funny)
MTV and Radio (Score:3, Funny)
Re:fp (Score:2, Funny)