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Cucurbita wrote on 2012-11-14 13:50
http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-pirates-are-bigger-music-fans-than-average-consumers-121113
We have conclusive evidence that pirates spend more money on the music industry than non-pirate customers. Why is the industry still so anal about pirates? They are making MORE money thanks to pirates.
They are in some harsh denial.
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Chiyuri wrote on 2012-11-14 14:18
Some people refuse to invest money into things they may not like.
Pirates try it first and if they like it they may buy it to help the artist..
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Lan wrote on 2012-11-14 16:02
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-11-14 17:04
The industry should try stuff like Grooveshark
http://grooveshark.com/
with new songs only on radio
and then release later
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Nithiel wrote on 2012-11-14 18:36
Not surprising.
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Oizen wrote on 2012-11-14 18:41
Piracy isn't a bad thing. Way too many things want you to take a shot in the dark if you like it or not. I've pirated a few games that I liked, then proceeded to buy.
Hollywood billionaires need to stop crying about it, and make the products they offer better for people who pay money.
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RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-11-15 04:42
Quote from Cucurbita;980978:
http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-pirates-are-bigger-music-fans-than-average-consumers-121113
We have conclusive evidence that pirates spend more money on the music industry than non-pirate customers. Why is the industry still so anal about pirates? They are making MORE money thanks to pirates.
They are in some harsh denial.
Ugh, I'm inclined to think this is a personality thing and has little to do with pirates. Without piracy, these same people would very likely buy even more. It's not like they can't preview full songs on Youtube off official channels these days.
But yeah, everything in that article makes sense. It's just a little misleading because it implies keeping piracy around is beneficial to the industry. I think the RIAA,
in this case, has a more valid general idea. It's a correlation vs causation thing.
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Sumpfkraut wrote on 2012-11-15 16:07
It's actually a "no one knows which is the case and more research needs to be done" thing.
I find the pro-piracy argument more plausible.
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RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-11-15 16:24
But in terms of sampling it, people can already do that with most "major" music being put out today, from start to end, without piracy. All piracy does, at this point, is offer the convenience of actually having the file on your computer rather than having to go online to listen to it. Most modern music can be viewed (legally) on Youtube, often being uploaded by whoever owns the copyright as a form of promotion.
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Nithiel wrote on 2012-11-15 18:27
Piracy is definitely the best way to go about it.