P2P Music Downloads At All-Time Low 369
RedEaredSlider writes "According to research group NPD Group, the shuttering of Limewire's music file sharing service has led to a similar decline in the usage of such services throughout the US. The number has gone from a high of 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to just nine percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, right after Limewire shut down its file-sharing services due to a court order, when a federal judge sided with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)."
Re:In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
Editors, can we get a story about the $75 trillion P2P lawsuit soon plz?
No.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/03/23/1930238/Limewire-Being-Sued-For-75-Trillion [slashdot.org]
Re:In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
I know, it's soooo time for a dupe. The editors have gotten really sloppy about it, nothing like in the good old days.
Re:shitty statistics (Score:5, Funny)
The number has gone from a high of 16% in the fourth quarter of 2007 to just $9,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010. This has been going down at a rate of 34W per day, and it can be expected to be down to 18 acres by the end of 2011. Analysts believe, however, that new P2P technology could see that number jump back up by 12kg before settling at 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Re:I smell RIAA trolls today... (Score:5, Funny)
I'd tell you a joke about audiophiles, but you wouldn't appreciate it as text instead of a 5000 kbps sound file wilth an 8000 dollar stereo.
Oh good... (Score:3, Funny)
I guess we'll be seeing that huge uptick in music sales anytime now...
*holds breath*
Re:Give me good services (Score:3, Funny)
Or (shocked look) make some of your own music.
But don't be surprised if some other people copy it.
What day comes after today? (Score:4, Funny)
So this [youtube.com] is all your fault!
(Backstory: Her parents paid $2000 to a couple of guys at the music industry's equivalent of a vanity publisher to pipe their kid's vocals through autotune and spend an hour doing a couple of video shoots with her and her friends. Pretty good testament to what can be done with modern technology on a shoestring budget, but also a pretty good testament to "just because you can, doesn't mean you should".)
Nothing wrong with copying. That's what remix culture is all about. The song itself may be execrable, but the explosion [youtube.com] of creativity [youtube.com] it's inspired is nothing short of awesome.
Re:Crappy Music (Score:4, Funny)
I like the modern music
I thought I was brave taking an anti-piracy stance on Slashdot. But daring to say that modern music isn't crap? You're going to really upset people now!