From: loogie@snot.com   
      
   "Rob McIntyre"  wrote in message   
   news:PZibc.21404$j57.1198843@news20.bellglobal.com...   
   > "FluffyTheVanTirePlayer"  wrote in message   
   > news:schooby-7FDB7C.21222101042004@nntp.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...   
   > > In article <74_ac.64516$1A6.1707494@news20.bellglobal.com>,   
   > >  "Rob McIntyre"  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > I personally think P2P would have been great for previewing music but   
   I   
   > > > agree that something should definately be done about those people that   
   > just   
   > > > refuse to pay for material they keep. They're the reason we're all   
   > paying   
   > > > levies on blank CD-R/CD-RW and now certain mp3 players.  :-(   
   > >   
   > > I can't believe the Toronto Sun with that picture of the little kid   
   > > smurking and saying he's going to download 60,000 songs now.   
   > > That makes me feel so good after spending 3 months writing a song and   
   > > then 12 hours a day in the studio for the last 8 weeks recording it.   
   >   
   > I haven't seen the picture but from that statement i'd say he's pretty   
   much   
   > out of touch with reality, unless he's planning on deleting the ones he   
   > doesn't like and buys the ones he does like from Puretracks or   
   > Archambaultzik or on cd singles.   
   >   
   > Anyone that burns and/or keeps unauthorised downloads without paying for   
   > them obviously don't know the little money the majority of artists,   
   > songwriters, lyricists and producers get from the sale of a recording.   
   >   
   > Only artists get to recoup some of the losses via merchandise and touring   
   > and their share of that is also pretty small - And there are only so many   
   > clubs to perform in, especially here in Canada. How does someone recoup   
   lost   
   > sales from people who can't get to their gigs ?   
   >   
   > I guess the industry needs to teach kids about how it isn't all "money for   
   > nothing and chicks for free".   
   >   
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   > Rob McIntyre (Ottawa,Canada) / do you want to BUYMUSIC.CA ?   
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   This posting of your is blatantly misleading. Check the facts before you   
   spew your garbage on here.   
      
   Fact is Felix Oberholzer of the Harvard Business School and Koleman Strump   
   of UNC Chapel Hill have done extensive research into the file sharing   
   business. In a nutshell CD sales have not been adversely affected by file   
   sharing. In fact just the opposite.   
      
   The major reason for the decline of CD sales is that most of the so-called   
   baby boomers - the ones with all of the disposable income have completed   
   replacing their vinyl and cassette collections. This caused a spike in CD   
   sales which have now settled down to what would be deemed normal levels.   
      
   The recording industry has made their biased statements as it is   
   self-serving. Look at you you represent music buying as well. So you are   
   slanted in your opinion. Too bad you are wrong. All that you do is create   
   negativity.   
      
   So while sit back and download one hundred new songs I will head to the   
   store and pick up a CD...maybe a pack or two of blanks too...hmm your   
   industry gets a cut of that so 'quit yer whinin'   
      
   L   
      
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