In a bit of a drunken stupour the other week I sent an email to the BPI asking how much they estimate buying records at charity shops costs the industry. I was taking the piss a bit but was also getting a wee bit miffed by the tired old downloading=death of record industry nonsense.
To their credit the BPI got back to me and said "as far as I'm aware - most music fans don't go to charity shops to buy
music, so I'd say the net effect on record sales is minimal."
So, how much do you think it actually does cost the industry? I mean, I'm sure we've all found things cheap that we would have otherwise bought for full whack...
If the industry is so concerned about teenage Metallica fans downloading the Black Album, should it be bothered by us?
To their credit the BPI got back to me and said "as far as I'm aware - most music fans don't go to charity shops to buy
music, so I'd say the net effect on record sales is minimal."
So, how much do you think it actually does cost the industry? I mean, I'm sure we've all found things cheap that we would have otherwise bought for full whack...
If the industry is so concerned about teenage Metallica fans downloading the Black Album, should it be bothered by us?
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