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Originally Posted by rflashman
There has yet to be a single survey that establishes scientifically that P2P sites have a truly negative effect on sales of most media.
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That may be... I was mainly referring to the
perception of piracy that the P2P sites and their widespread use suggest.
Regardless of the statistics pro or con, the music industry is convinced that they are being pirated, and their actions reflect that belief. Without concrete numbers, all the e-book industry can do is look at the activity and attitudes in the music industry and assume the same will apply to them. Then they take the same actions the music industry has taken.
It's therefore not scientific, not knowledgeable, but emotional in basis. You'd think the literature industry would be able to think a bit clearer than that... on the other hand, they have been pretty static for so long (in terms of business model, marketing, etc) that they seem to be institutionally unable to develop a new business model or try radically new things.
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Originally Posted by rflashman
This is why I stopped buying ALL music CDs five years ago and only listen to Satellite Radio. My personal protest to stupidity.
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I like satellite radio, too, as well as internet radio. But they don't play everything, and I still want to own music that I can't get from them.