Re: [dvd-discuss] Eric Flint prime palaver #6 on Copyright

["Michael A Rolenz" <Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org>]

Does anybody know or has seen the download statistics from Napster? Does 
it correspond to the lost sales? The question is how MUCH is due to 
Napster and how much is due to a bad economy or how much is due to people 
bying DVDs rather than CDs? The RIAA would like one to believe the former 
is the sole cause. The declines they quote are minute and may be the 
result of wishful accounting.

I agree with your statement regarding copy protected CDs. Imagine a 
Million Britney fans getting annoyed. OTOH it wouldn't be good if they 
start copyprotecting the CDs I buy   ;-)




John Schulien <jms@uic.edu>
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> Could it be that "soft" market that Eric Flint was talking about?
> The downturn in the economy maybe having people spending less on
> luxuries such as new CDs?

I don't buy it.  At the same time that CD sales were tanking, movie and
DVD receipts were going through the roof.  In good economic times,
people spend money on expensive luxuries.  In bad economic times, people

spend money on inexpensive luxuries.  You might not be able to afford
a new SUV, but you can probably afford a night out for dinner, or a
movie,
or a new CD.

So why are people buying and attending movies in record numbers,
and not buying CDs as much anymore?

I can't WAIT for copy-protected CDs to hit the market full-force.  I
almost feel like starting a betting pool on how severe and devestating
the crash in CD sales volume will be when people discover that the new
CDs are deliberately designed to crash their computer.  I'll throw in a
guess of 25% decline in sales by the end of the first year of copy
protection.

And of course, the recording industry will blame it on increased piracy.