I came to a startling realization today: Buying an album on iTunes is not the same as buying a CD! Why not? Lets say 6 months after buying a CD, I get bored with it. I can sell the CD on eBay or to a buddy of mine. I challenge you to do that with an iTunes album. Well, because of Digital Rights Management (DRM), the only way to “sell” your iTunes collection is to authorize their computer to play your music; this requires you to give them your username/password–not a very good idea. From a business perspective, this is brilliant. Every sale of a digital song is money in the studios’ pocket. When someone sells a used CD to another person, the recording studios see no financial benefit from that. I was surprised to learn that CD sales are still the driving force behind music sales, even though it is decreasing (Source: NPD). Over 65% of all music sales are via CD. iTunes alone accounts for 25% of all music sales.
13 Comments for For Sale: Used MP3 File
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