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Raider · 7th November 2009

Yes, the paradigm has changed.
The new unit measurement is number of "Downloads".
And this will never eclipse anything "plasticware" ever did in numbers.
The added profit baked into making and selling records and CD's has been stripped out; fruition...to wholesale...to retail.

Paired down even further; and for every million downloads there's pirating among friends and still network sharing sites that take 2 million more for FREE. And this is AFTER the CD "ripping" phase of the past.

Just maybe, if you like the act enough, you'll pay $50 to go see them live. And if said act manages their touring budget well they'll make a little money. But actually PAYING for a recording?! Nobody does that any more but fools.

7th November 2009	#12
Raider Gear addict Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 361	Yes, the paradigm has changed. The new unit measurement is number of "Downloads". And this will never eclipse anything "plasticware" ever did in numbers. The added profit baked into making and selling records and CD's has been stripped out; fruition...to wholesale...to retail. Paired down even further; and for every million downloads there's pirating among friends and still network sharing sites that take 2 million more for FREE. And this is AFTER the CD "ripping" phase of the past. Just maybe, if you like the act enough, you'll pay $50 to go see them live. And if said act manages their touring budget well they'll make a little money. But actually PAYING for a recording?! Nobody does that any more but fools.