I'm going to just add this here rather than typing it several times and commenting to multiple people (though I guess there would be more points in that).... :)
If people downloaded only free songs and did not purchase CDs that were not worth it to them, the recording industry would not be able to point at lost dollars. As long as people download music illegally the record companies can say "that is money we should have had" and they are correct.
If no one were buying or listening to the music, they would be forced to lower CD prices until it was worth it to consumers to purchase.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2006-01-14 04:02 pm (UTC):)
If people downloaded only free songs and did not purchase CDs that were not worth it to them, the recording industry would not be able to point at lost dollars. As long as people download music illegally the record companies can say "that is money we should have had" and they are correct.
If no one were buying or listening to the music, they would be forced to lower CD prices until it was worth it to consumers to purchase.