That's a bit odd, since they basically did nothing. Of course, the IFPI wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. [/sarcasm]

Gee its like they think they won agisnt piracy or something.......

This will only fuel them to keep on doing what they are doing. I'm actually a bit worried.

If you believe the IFPI statistics, I'd like to sell you a bridge in New York...cheap.

Correlation does not equate to causality.

I'm surprised that pirates who have a disdain for paying for music will actually go out and buy a CD. That goes against all the laws of physics.

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I'm surprised that pirates who have a disdain for paying for music will actually go out and buy a CD. That goes against all the laws of physics.

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"pirates" buy about 1/4 to half of what they...er.... "consume"

"we hope that users there will permanently switch from unlicensed filesharing networks that give nothing back to the music community to great value legal services whose operators recognize continuous investment is needed to discover and promote the talent of tomorrow."
-Talent does not need a giant firm that keeps 80% of the price of everything they sell for their services. And these are not great values...45 minutes of stereo music will cost you as much or more than a 2 hour movie with 5.1 surround sound.

They scared the filesharers...so a lot of them gave buying their MP3s a chance, and most of them have probably switched back already.

Yes its true sales for music download have jumped 18% while sales for VPN services and seedboxes have jumped 82%. he he he

I live in sweden. Almost everyone has a spotify. Its simple. Fast and you can share music legal! Ifpi % are shit. If they got 10 digital sales of music. 10 songs last year they got 18 this year i comparison. Give us how many song we have bought and I think its very small number. Spotify is winning over piracy. Not digital sales.

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I'm surprised that pirates who have a disdain for paying for music will actually go out and buy a CD. That goes against all the laws of physics.

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"pirates" buy about 1/4 to half of what they...er.... "consume"

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Let me see the source of that. Based off of everything I've seen in real life, you're pulling those numbers out of thin air.

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I'm surprised that pirates who have a disdain for paying for music will actually go out and buy a CD. That goes against all the laws of physics.

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"pirates" buy about 1/4 to half of what they...er.... "consume"

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Let me see the source of that. Based off of everything I've seen in real life, you're pulling those numbers out of thin air.

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Oh yes and assuming that they buy nothing is oh so easily backed up *rolls eyes*

music piracy is dead...

and the Easter Bunny lays chocolate eggs...

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music piracy is dead...

and the Easter Bunny lays chocolate eggs...

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Well...if poo was chocolate.....

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"we hope that users there will permanently switch from unlicensed filesharing networks that give nothing back to the music community to great value legal services whose operators recognize continuous investment is needed to discover and promote the talent of tomorrow."
-Talent does not need a giant firm that keeps 80% of the price of everything they sell for their services. And these are not great values...45 minutes of stereo music will cost you as much or more than a 2 hour movie with 5.1 surround sound.

They scared the filesharers...so a lot of them gave buying their MP3s a chance, and most of them have probably switched back already.

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Its just another piece of propoganda. These "studies" are hardly scientific. Could it be that there were some big new releases driving sales? I highly doubt that those that were pirating actually started buying. Thats the nature of the pirate, if one source dries up find another.
Maybe if they keep drilling it into our heads we'll start believing it.

Elfving88, that would explain it. Noting else makes sence. Nothing jumps 80% unless it has just started up. I bet they could spotify as a sale to prove all the tax payers money was not waisted.

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I'm surprised that pirates who have a disdain for paying for music will actually go out and buy a CD. That goes against all the laws of physics.

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Let me see the source of that. Based off of everything I've seen in real life, you're pulling those numbers out of thin air.

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Oh yes and assuming that they buy nothing is oh so easily backed up *rolls eyes*

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So you have no source for those numbers, just smoke screen replies.

It could be as simple as the Hollidays being here

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I thought that for a second, but who buys an MP3 online over a month before xmas, as a xmas gift? Maybe some giftcards got sold...if they count unused cards as MP3 sales.

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I hope one day I get the chance to meet a big movie production company exec. I'd leave one of AXXO's DVDRips under the guy's windshield.



Cheers,
-adamryan

Yes, well they would say that, wouldn't they?

I'd love to be a big record exec...I'd give myself a giant golden parachute, then do everything I could to kill the evil company.

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