Comments on: Filesharing still doesn’t hurt music sales http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/07/23/filesharing-still-doesnt-hurt-music-sales Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:18:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/07/23/filesharing-still-doesnt-hurt-music-sales/comment-page-1#comment-20 Brian Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:39:09 +0000 http://ryan.freebern.org/2004/07/23/filesharing-still-doesnt-hurt-music-sales#comment-20 The RIAA position was always stupid, a case of shutting the doors to the barn after the horses had already left. The real reason CD sales have increased less slowly than desired is because the current music sucks and CD prices are too high considering the poor quality. It's that simple. Since I started my CD in '97, the overwheliming majority of my CD purchases have been of older acts, from the 60s, 70s and 80s and early 90s. Very few current albums. The RIAA position was always stupid, a case of shutting the doors to the barn after the horses had already left. The real reason CD sales have increased less slowly than desired is because the current music sucks and CD prices are too high considering the poor quality. It’s that simple.

Since I started my CD in ’97, the overwheliming majority of my CD purchases have been of older acts, from the 60s, 70s and 80s and early 90s. Very few current albums.

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