Does Music Piracy Hurt Record Sales?

[rayallen0]

Does Music Piracy Hurt Record Sales?

[Noreaga57]

bootlegging + POOR records are working hand in hand in my opinion

[Chamillitary Click]

hmm, people dont buy the album because they download it off the internet... i dont know, you got me

[Shallow]

Most downloaded albums were never going to be bought anyway. A good album at a decent price marketed well will always sell.


In some cases illegal downloading has served as great marketing tool to create publicity and generate sales.

[Elevz]

Can a woman get pregnant after having sex?

[Shallow]

Can a woman get pregnant after having sex?

Very good metaphor. The amount of pregnancies that occur after sex equals the amount of record sales lost after albums are leaked.

[Lunatic]

Nope, cause Chingy still sells.

[Styles1]

It plays a big part... but also having a good amount of non-creative and highly enjoyable music is just as responsible. 

[Bch]

why are ppl gonna spend money on somethin when they can get it for free? easily accessable content


i say about 90% of hardcore hip hop fans who are on the computer havent bought an album since a lil before the napster days

is chris brown even platinum yet?? lol

[Shallow]

why are ppl gonna spend money on somethin when they can get it for free? easily accessable content


i say about 90% of hardcore hip hop fans who are on the computer havent bought an album since a lil before the napster days

is chris brown even platinum yet?? lol

90% of my pre-napster albums were either dubbed tapes or burned CDs. Most hip hop fans I knew did the same. And of all the albums wth decent sales on the charts the original copy that was someone's sister's copy. As long as it's cool for young white women to buy albums by cool black men hip hop sales we'll do as good as they always do.

[cyence]

real talk last album I bought was Amerie's first joint in '02
I'm part of the problem

[Lunatic]

real talk last album I bought was Amerie's first joint in '02
I'm part of the problem

LOL
damn
buy another one at least so u don't say "last lp i bought was amerie's 1st joint"

[Retro]

its the biggest problem. Dont matter if the album is good or bad cause  most people will get for free.

[Dubz]

many people on here say that the problem is the quality isnt there, but the real problem is that a lot of people are too greedy to pony up the cheese for a well-done album unless its straight-up "classic" in their eyes or in the eyes of the masses.

[Shallow]

many people on here say that the problem is the quality isnt there, but the real problem is that a lot of people are too greedy to pony up the cheese for a well-done album unless its straight-up "classic" in their eyes or in the eyes of the masses.

It's always been that way. We saw a huge surge in the Reagan years because of low taxes and high disposable income. Let's say Ron Paul wins the election and the income tax and social security go away, for regular people and for companies andleaves us with more money to spend and lower prices, you'll see another surge. Imagine you didn't have to pay any tax on the checque you get every week and nothing at the end of the year, and the average album costs 7 or 8 dollars. How many people will just end up picking up a few more albums here and there? Keep in mind that most people do not frequent torrent sites and get full albums in one download.