From: Jeff Bone (jbone@jump.net)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 11:29:59 PDT
DaveNet email wrote:
>
> I took the other side, I said it was time to go to the record stores and buy lots of CDs... So let's flood their coffers with cash, and see where that goes.
>
Respectfully, but this is a terrible idea, IMHO. First of all, the music industry has reportedly been generating *more* revenues on sales of media+content during Napster's existance than in any previous similar period. We have *already* shown them the money. Napster's existance has indirectly contributed significantly to their coffers already, by spurring broader interest in a wider variety of artists. But maybe you don't
believe that --- and it's a controversial assertion, so fine. Let's look at what effect a buycott will have, regardless of the current revenue picture:
If money starts flowing into the coffers immediately upon shutdown of Napster, the RIAA and its proponents will take this as proof positive that Napster *was* in fact constricting revenue flow. This is just fuel for the fire; it will merely serve to make their case, though factually flawed, more believable. This can't possibly help the cause.
$0.02,
jb
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