[Hemingway's Ghost]

Do you recall the pricing of DVD players when they came out? MUCH higher than they are now, and I would venture a guess that today's have better features and functions. What about computers? I saw a computer advertised the other day for $500 that is a killer machine. You don't have to go back very far to remember a time when a decent computer was over a grand .. and those machines were nothing compared to today's.

Today, a CD costs $11-17. Fifteen years ago, when I got my first CD player, a CD cost $11-17. Are you suggesting the cost to produce one CD is the same as it was 15 years ago?

[CSM]

The cost to produce them has gone down, just as you expect, however the liscencing fees and residuals have gone up, therefore the cost remaining constant is normal.