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Originally Posted by MrL_JaKiri
Interestingly enough, I found something from IFPI that said that the actual number of album sales was the same in 2002 as it was in 2001 (the time of the single biggest revenue decrease), but album revenues were down a few percent due to lower prices.
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Why did they lower their prices, do you think...? :economics:
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Originally Posted by MrL_JaKiri
On the topic of the single, it's been dying for years. Top of the Pops was over the hill long before the rise of Napster.
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What does TOTP have to do with it? MTV etc are still going strong, and they only show/play singles.
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Originally Posted by MrL_JaKiri
Even if it was valid, then it's the music industry's fault for not providing a service that lots of people obviously want.
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What do they want? Free access to music? The simple facts are that it costs money to make music - by CDs, studio time, equipment, marketing, wages, etc. It can't be completely free. There needs to be a compromise where a nominal amount is paid for music to keep artists creating it - getting it completely free goes against this.