ssj12 said: well according to the article from what I remember the sighted growing trends of video on demand channels, digital downloads, and the HD formats as the causes of the slowdown. |
Article's beliefs do not necessarily reflect reality ...
After a long rant from the RIAA about how downloaders were destroying the industry I saw a well researched blog post that demonstrated that the decline in CD sales was more likely due to people having already replaced their entire library of music from the 60s through 90s and the industries sales (primarily) reflected the sales of new music ...
Did you ever wonder why every 5 years the movie and music industry is trying to push a new format? They know that in 2010 (if Blu-Ray or HD-DVD takes off) they will have 10 Million starwars fans rushing out to buy a movie they already own, and in 2011 they will have 10 Million starwars fans rushing out to buy a movie they already own (this time the original release without the awful extras).
