14 Dec
2002
14 Dec
'02
1:01 a.m.
Wayne M. Smith wrote:
But sales of the other major entertainment media are up -- movie ticket sales
have grown and home video has taken off on the back of the DVD format, and these
are clearly non-essentials as well. Entertainment products are often
counter-cyclical. Perhaps it's the quality of the product.
Unit CD sales were down 10% last year, the first
double digit drop ever.
Some argue that there might be reasons contributing to this other than
piracy,
Given that MOST industries making non-essential consumer goods have lost
way more than 10% in sales, I think that is pretty good evidence that
"piracy" is NOT the problem.