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I find this article weird. Why isn't 95% of all music sold in the U.S. via compact disc? All my music purchases are CDs (and I do purchase quite a few), becau
by mquander 17y ago
I find this article weird. Why isn't 95% of all music sold in the U.S. via compact disc?
All my music purchases are CDs (and I do purchase quite a few), because if I only wanted a digital copy, I would probably obtain it online outside of a paid download service; P2P is free, usually more convenient, and usually higher quality.
I don't think I need to enumerate lengthily the virtues of CDs; physical artifact, nice art, cultural signifier, (more or less) perfect fidelity, can play in car, etc.
Anyway, I just don't see why this writer is confused that more people aren't buying something they can get better for free. I understand that there are some people who consider it unethical to download pirated music, but I don't think that they are a majority of music consumers.