somehow I doubt the grand majority of pirated music would be ever bought even if the internet pirating would be nailed down to zero.
I wonder who really could afford to buy all the songs they've pirated and if talking of an average user and not someone with thousands of songs downloaded. (they surely couldnt :>)
According to the Wall street journal, if CD sells for 20 bucks, the average artist contract gets 1.60 bucks.
To me it sounds like the publishers are killing the business with exagerated prices :>
(at least I do have much more use for the 20 bucks, than a handful of songs.. besides anyone could get good music for free and legally)
I'd say it would sell more if the prices would be cut down...
even more if it would be made available over the net, where it's much easier to buy the songs with a moments thought.... than walking to a store the next day, which in between you have alot of time to reconsider if its a good idea afterall.
