RIAA Sued for Price Fixing – 6 Years Later
It has been a little over 6 years since the Recording Industry Association of America settled a case where they were accused for price fixing. The 2002 case probably felt like a victory for consumers, but six years later, the problem of seemingly unfair pricing schemes still seems to exist today
Six years is [...]
Studies – Music Sales: Canada Up, USA Down
Earlier this week, ZeroPaid reported that a Nielson Soundscan report suggests that physical music sales were down 21% in the Christmas of 2007.
Just north of the forty ninth parallel, Canada has much more relaxed copyright laws. If the copyright laws in the US are strict and music sales are down, would that [...]
Album Sales Dip During First Half, Digital Sales Balloon
Album sales in the United States continued to sink during the first half of this year, though digital formats remained explosive.
Overall albums dipped 4.2 percent during the first two quarters, landing at 270.6 million units, according to figures released by Nielsen Soundscan.
Digital album sales moved to 14.7 million units, more than double the [...]
