Man, the BBC is quick on the uptake.
Jul. 27th, 2005 12:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
forsyth"People who illegally share music files online are also big spenders on legal music downloads, research suggests."
Now, I remember, back when Napster was around, so like seven years ago, repeated studies say the EXACT SAME THING. Only then it was "downloaders buy more CDs." At the same time as the record industry was raking in record profits. This is not news. The media companies don't like people sharing music not because it costs them money, but because they lose control that way. Control is their goal, control over the way you use music/movies/whatever, ideally, they'd like to get paid every time somebody listens to a song or watches a movie or TV or whatever. Which is bullshit. It's got nothing to do with "protecting the artists", 'cause the record companies are busy hurting the artists as much as they can get away with. This is why they want to cripple computers, CDs, and everything else, and limit how you can use them.
Tags: Links, News, Music, Everyday Evil, Computers
Now, I remember, back when Napster was around, so like seven years ago, repeated studies say the EXACT SAME THING. Only then it was "downloaders buy more CDs." At the same time as the record industry was raking in record profits. This is not news. The media companies don't like people sharing music not because it costs them money, but because they lose control that way. Control is their goal, control over the way you use music/movies/whatever, ideally, they'd like to get paid every time somebody listens to a song or watches a movie or TV or whatever. Which is bullshit. It's got nothing to do with "protecting the artists", 'cause the record companies are busy hurting the artists as much as they can get away with. This is why they want to cripple computers, CDs, and everything else, and limit how you can use them.
Tags: Links, News, Music, Everyday Evil, Computers
