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Re: Downloading Classical Music

Author: Ski
Date: 2007-08-20 06:37

I respect the amount of analysis and thought that went into her article, but nevertheless, she made many many assumptions about the severity of the problem. It's an opinion piece, viz:

Quote:

Who's to say that any of those people would have bought the CD's if the songs weren't available for free? I can't find a single study on this, one where a reputable surveyor such as Gallup actually asks people that question. I think no one's run one because everyone is afraid of the truth - most of the downloads are people who want to try an artist out, or who can't find the music in print.

(emphasis added)

I've had numerous conversations with people (i.e., adults) who quite cavalierly admit that they DL music for free, and never buy CD's anymore. And per my previous post, my songwriter pal uses Limewire for his research (and proffers all kinds of self-serving 'justifications' for doing so). And I know he's not the only one.

Over the past 5 years a good chunk of my livelihood went bye-bye because the record companies I regularly worked for (as an MD for promotional performances their artists) closed shop or consolidated. And of those left standing, my work went from a torrent to a drip because the budgets were no longer available to do the kinds of promotion they used to do. Why? Because sales were down, and down in great part due to loss of revenue via Internet downloads.

That's what I was told, by people in the industry with whom I had long and trusting relationships with.

So people can extrapolate and theorize on the issue all they want. Bottom line is that the downturn in my bottom line coincided with a decrease in sales, blamed (in part) on Internet downloading of music. I know that revenue loss dues to music downloading is a real issue, as do plenty of others in this business.

Post Edited (2007-08-20 06:50)

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