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The real question is how many make a living now vs when music piracy was at it's highest. My guess is it's higher.
by mlrtime 1y ago
The real question is how many make a living now vs when music piracy was at it's highest.
My guess is it's higher.
- bluescrn 1y agoThe Napster era was the period when I bought the most CDs, by a large margin. It was new+exciting, I was discovering lots of new music. But at that point, casual piracy over slow connections (low-bitrate often-poorly-encoded MP3s) wasn't quite good enough to replace real CDs. And back then, MP3 was still a 'nerdy computer thing' and CD players were everywhere - and by far the most convenient way to play music on a proper hi-fi, in a car, etc. But these days, there isn't really the same upgrade path from a lower-quality pirated copy to an authentic copy. Especially with TV/movies, now tied to subscription services and encumbered by increasing levels of ads.
- squigz 1y agoImplication being that piracy reduced the amount of people who could make a living off music? Another explanation is that simply more people are making music. I suspect the actual percentage of musicians who can make a living is the same as ever though.
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