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Originally Posted by Cirex For the first part, show me the exact quote that says "I don't pay for stuff because it should be free".
For the second, prove that 5%.
Now, for the other 95%, the bands get to be more known, so, in fact, they get to sell more merchandising and concert tickets.
A quick fact -> Music CD sells decreased 0.7% last year in Spain (by any factor, actually) while concerts increased up to 45%. |
For comparison's sake, album sales in the States have dropped more than 25% over the last two years. Obviously, this number is somewhat offset by an increase in legit digital sales, but it's still a net loss for the industry. DVD sales dropped roughly 2% last year, which may seem like a small number but when you consider the amazing rate of growth that sector was showing not too long ago, it's a jarring change in direction. Some of the album sales decline can probably be attributed to a lackluster product--there hasn't been a "mega" album for awhile now. But Ashley Simpson only explains some of the decline.
Also, for the sake of academic honesty, the Harvard/UNC study is at odds with various other studies (no shock there), including Edison Research, U. Texas, and Forrester.
Finally, for what it's worth, the guy who came up with the idea of indirect appropriability (aka when piracy generates revenue for the company) admits that it's just a theoretical state that will never actually see the light of day.
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