In Reply to: Chris Sommovigo: The Great Digital Swindle posted by Sprezza Tura on April 17, 2014 at 08:34:06:
The editorial seems to be long on manufactured indignation and short on perspective.
The threat of Napster / peer-to-peer based free (pirate) downloads and the decline in CD sales forced the music companies into downloads.
CDs aren't worth much so I can't see that consumers will be losing a fortune if they can't re-sell their music collection. I don't know much about the market for used LPs but I doubt that most LPs will be valuable after 20 years.
Leaving your collection to your kids? I don't read many accounts of kids being interested in their dad's collection.
If you don't want to buy music as downloads, buy the CDs and LPs now.
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- Digital Swindle? - Old Listener 17:56:20 04/18/14 (1)
- RE: "The editorial seems to be long on manufactured indignation and short on perspective." - Ivan303 19:26:33 04/18/14 (0)