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Originally Posted by horn
yeah fair enough, getting the same ratings over a a longer period of time is easier to do but if you're using the demise in ratings of one tv show in britain as a reason to suggest that the "death of the single" isn't being caused largely due to piracy, well it isn't quite as strong when you notice multiple channels surviving on the delivery of.... singles music!
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MTV makes it's money via crap reality TV programs NOT playing singles. This has already been stated. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PAY ATTENTION!
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Originally Posted by horn
lol! good way to completely ignore a studys findings buy finding a caveat on a published study that says "don't generalize". no, it isn't definitive but i'm fairly happy with the induction that others follow this trend to some extent.
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Students only make up a small percentage of the total population. They are (generally) poor. Poor people are more likely to steal. As such you REALLY CANT use this data to generalise.
Also this data doesn't show that OVERALL (illegal) downloads are bad for musicians. I'd suggest that you are more likely to go and see a band you know and like. Now the opportunity to obtain their music for "free" (i.e. via illegal download) means you're more likely to know them. As such you're more likely to see them. In conclusion the band are more likely to make more money but they get this extra revenue via their live shows (and merchandise sold there) rather than through CD sales.
Now sure there could be the argument that there's a limit to the number of people who can come and see your gig whereas there's not really a limit to the number of songs sold but if you're selling out 50,000 seat arenas 364 days a year (and 365 days every leap year) then really you don't
really need the money.