35% of the Population are Suckers
mid-morning on Wednesday, the 22nd of June 2005 by Chad
At least when it comes to downloading music…
Around 35% of music consumers now download tracks legally via the Internet and the percentage will soon pass the 40% who have pirated music, according to a new survey released Monday by Entertainment Media Research.The online research company used data collected from 4000 music consumers to compile the 2006 Digital Music Survey in association with media law firm Olswang.
Fear of prosecution, Internet viruses, and inferior quality were cited as the main deterrents against illegal downloading, the report said. Nearly two-thirds of music consumers said immediate availability was the key reason for buying tracks online.
Ok, so maybe they’re not suckers… But the problem I have is that most music is just… well, bad.
It is hard enough to listen to the radio where it is free. Oh well, some people are still into music just like what they wrote for interests in their high school year book: “Music, friends, and partying… wooo hooo!”
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June 23rd, 2005 at 5:44 pm
I don’t like illegal things…but I do not like companies trying to stay in the industry with the very same business model than 30 yrs ago.
I guess it is hard to let go that old shovel that they have been using to collect the millions they do with “artists” such as Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears…if people are downloading music all the time, isnt it time to rethink how can you sustain your incomes in a different way that users enjoy better instead of closing down torrent sites, or p2p software?
When they do such things, it makes me want to keep ripping them off.
In a global world like today, they say that the only way to stay on top is to evolve constantly…but I guess that does not apply to them, does it?