Comments on: IFPI Accidently Debunks Music Sales Claims for Canada?

By: Fred Fresh

Fred Fresh — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:20:28 +0000

Look at their population compared to ours, of course we will never reach their numbers. In order to be realistic about this you have to consider that growth is growth. We got better, 69% better, with OUR system of copyright. I find this as fairly compelling evidence that we need not adjust to the systems of other countries.

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By: eep

eep — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:20:47 +0000

oh and i’m a dj and own over $10 000 in vinyl. so on average i paid $20 for tracks i can download for a $1

By: eep

eep — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:18:14 +0000

im’ canadian and i’ve downloaded music since mp3’s first showed up online (i don’t know lets say a decade a ago). i buy music, my friends buy music, most make music themselves.

and if i hear a track i just must have, i try to find the artist and buy it from them. which is pretty easy.

but i’m off the beaten track listening from everything from classical to hip-hop and dnb.

guess the majors just don’t have those type of artists

By: Conrad Buck

Conrad Buck — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:06:05 +0000

Quote “….The copyright industry, for years, have been claiming continually that Canada’s digital music marketplace is out of date and weak. The blame has seemingly been placed on Canada’s copyright laws – hinting that without copyright laws, innovation would practically cease to exist in Canada.”

While copyright laws in Canada do seem to imply that it’s easier to exploit, it doesn’t leave any excuse for poor distribution and lack of legal content due to “territorial licensing arrangements.”

There is such a lack of digital content on demand through legal channels in Canada. US TV shows that are watched daily on Illico and satellite can’t be downloaded at iTunes. Sites such as Hulu and some content on YouTube cannot be watch by viewers in Canada. Distributors always cite “licensing restrictions” as the reasoning.

I have said it before and I will say it again, if you do not make content available to potential customers and make it easily available through legal methods, your customers will turn to illegal P2P networks to find what content they want.

You can’t point the finger at P2P saying Canada is rife with piracy and everyone is downloading series’ of 24 and Heroes for free and it’s all Canada’s weak copyright laws when you don’t even make it available to buy on iTunes Canada.

By: 1cooldude

1cooldude — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:51:55 +0000

Wow, what a shocker!! Another of their credible statistics falls short on the actual data. Wonder if there will be a retraction on their behalf, followed by an apology for blatant lies these people keep “pumping out”?

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:23:22 +0000

the first commenter is correct. growth rate will be higher when a market is less mature, lower when a market matures. if canada had a relative high growth rate, it lends some support to the argument the market is lagging behind others.