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Sure, since you say so.

• scott_s 18y ago
  As feedus points out above, it might have driven iTunes sales. I'd like to know those numbers as well.
  • seertaak 18y ago
    > it might have driven iTunes sales And as I've pointed out elsewhere, more studies have arrived to the opposite conclusion than to this conclusion. Also, again as I've pointed out elsewhere, the notion that YouTube plays drive iTunes demand doesn't square with the reality that over the last 10 years (the last two of which have seen an explosion in the number of music video hits on YouTube), net music sales (online minus CD) have fallen. If YouTube really drives iTunes sales, then why haven't they materialized? > I'd like to know those numbers as well. I imagine you want to see his tax return also? My point is that your immediate assumption is that he's a liar. I don't see that this a fair assumption -- after all, what evidence do you have that Pete Waterman is a liar? Other than that he works in the "evil" music industry, one of the "bad guys" as a juvenile poster here has pointed out?
    • scott_s 18y ago
      His situation is unique: "Never Gonna Give You Up" was part of an internet phenomenon. I'm not commenting on the general case - which the studies apply to. I'm commenting on his case. You are on the defensive to the point of it getting in the way of communication. I don't think he's a liar, and I don't want to invade his privacy. I do think he's reacting emotionally and not rationally. I would like to test this assumption, and iTunes sales are the simplest method I can think. My assumption is that more people would purchase the song on a whim online because of the internet meme than buying a CD in the store. This is why I'm not curious about CD sales.