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Old 08-07-2010, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Wrath Mania View Post
The idea that ticket prices are somehow related to piracy makes no sense to me. They're too completely separate revenue streams. People who dl music illegally tend to still go see their favorite bands live. It's a totally different experience. One doesn't affect the other.

Maybe if the music industry wants fans to stop illegal downloads, they should stop putting out so much shit that isn't worth buying.
I disagree.

Bands are compensating for the lost CD sales revenue by hiking up ticket prices. The idea that you can make a lot of money out of selling music is almost dead so they need other streams.
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