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To: Stoat

“Meanwhile, music sales continue to fall. In 2003, the industry sold 656 million albums. In 2007, the number fell to 500 million CDs and digital albums, plus 844 million paid individual song downloads — hardly enough to make up the decline in album sales.”

- They are suffering the same fate as the car companies, people don’t want to buy their over-priced crappy products anymore. Maybe they’ll get a bailout too.


10 posted on 12/19/2008 8:38:29 AM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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"as it searches for more effective ways to combat online music piracy."

More like cheaper.

The "recording" "Industry" is dead.

Except for live concerts, acting, or worse ads, there is no money left.

11 posted on 12/19/2008 8:41:54 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
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