CDs are overpriced and a medium prone to easy damage. Along comes mp3s.
Meethinks the corporate music trade doth protest too much. They failed to get with the new medium, and are suffering the consequences. For decades, they've made huge profits off both the artists AND the buying public- well, all lucrative schemes must come to an end someday.
This report doesn't mention how much online download sales have supplanted retail sales... it's substantial.
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