On Thursday 01 Apr 2010, Robert Bronsdon wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:09:58 +0100, Terry Coles <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > people who illegally download buy more music legally than those whodon't.
>
> *clearly* those people would spend even more if they weren't downloading
> illegally.
I'm not sure if you left out the sarcasm tags or whether you really believe
that. The theory is that illegal downloading is like payola without the
bribes; people download music to see if they like it, they then go out to buy
the music when they've selected what they want from all the ones that they've
downloaded. People who don't illegally download on the other hand, are more
cautious when buying because they don't know if they will like the music or
not.
If the theory is correct, then I would say that it's the modern equivalent of
going into the local record shop and asking them to play a record before you
buy it.
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Terry Coles
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