Thread: Finally, DRM seems to be losing
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Old 11-20-2009, 11:52 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon View Post
Yep, and the biggest purchasers of music? Are people who also engage in unauthorised copying.
That may well be the case, but again the study doesn't really determine causation in any direction, from what I can tell. Are those individuals buying more because they download more, or in spite of that habit? Are they just music fans who collect high volumes of music and do not know or care about copyright? Are they finding material illegally that they can't get legally? Are they sampling product and buying just what they like? If they did not view piracy as a viable option (either morally or practically), would they buy more music?

And returning to the initial assertion that "DRM is losing," have punter's habits changed at all based on DRM, or the introduction of streaming services like Pandora or Spotify? After all, if the shift away from DRM is a key component in the increase in digital sales, shouldn't we see a proportionate decline in infringing downloads?

Lots of questions, and I'm not seeing any solid answers yet....
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