[babygene]

"I'm saying the people using Napster aren't motivated consumers at $15 per CD."

Your right about this.

There is a group of people who buy CD's of new movies when they come out. Other people (like me), if they see them at all it's when they are on TV for free.

Olso, some people buy a new car every year. Other folks pick up something from the used car lot. (Ford doesn't get paid again when a person buys a used car)

Many of the older folks are not intrested in the "new" music and the stuff they would like to listen to is not available on the shelf. They are not motivated buyers of the new stuff and can't buy the old stuff.

[IncPen]

You amplify a couple of excellent points.

Olso, some people buy a new car every year. Other folks pick up something from the used car lot. (Ford doesn't get paid again when a person buys a used car)

RIAA, before Napster came along to occupy it's evil personage, was trying to put CD resale shops out of business, or extract a tribute from the proprietors for a cut of the resale.

What bunk.

Many of the older folks are not intrested in the "new" music and the stuff they would like to listen to is not available on the shelf.

There's an old Dave Mason album that I really like, called "Certified Live".

It's never been released in the US as a CD (I know, I know, that's the European version- not sold in the US, maybe available on eBay). Very rare nonetheless.

I'm aware from collector newsgroup postings that it's available in its entirety online, I haven't availed myself of it.

But you can see my point: the labels have no interest in releasing it on CD because it's a niche piece, even though I'd buy it.