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Pragma · 08-04-2003, 01:41 PM

I do a small amount of file sharing, but I own a very large collection of CDs - though in recent years, very very few of them have been RIAA artists. I absolutely refuse to pay 20$ for a 10-track CD where I may like less than half the songs.

As for the "true reason for decline of sales", that's debateable. In foreign markets, especially Asia, yes, this will cause a massive drop, but I don't think that bootleg sales are large enough to be noticeable in the US. I think it's mostly that (a) the companies have stopped selling singles, (b) the economy is in a depression, and (c) they're filing tons of lawsuits against P2P companies and pissing off customers.

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Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I do a small amount of file sharing, but I own a very large collection of CDs - though in recent years, very very few of them have been RIAA artists. I absolutely refuse to pay 20$ for a 10-track CD where I may like less than half the songs. As for the "true reason for decline of sales", that's debateable. In foreign markets, especially Asia, yes, this will cause a massive drop, but I don't think that bootleg sales are large enough to be noticeable in the US. I think it's mostly that (a) the companies have stopped selling singles, (b) the economy is in a depression, and (c) they're filing tons of lawsuits against P2P companies and pissing off customers. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!