From: Gene McAloon 

Unlike Music Week, the research done in the UK was by an independent
source. I will take their figures in contrast to Music Week's. Certainly I
would even doubt the Register's report of what Music Week claimed given the
miserable reputation of the Register.

You have got to be extraordinarily na‹ve to believe anything you read at
that asinine site. Swat teams impersonating police officers? What kind of
crap is that supposed to be other than the usual crap to be found in the
Register?

I will go with the real figures, reported in both the UK and the US and not
the fantasy figures you prefer.

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 23:54:40 +1200, dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills) wrote:

>In article , "Dave Ings"
 wrote:
>>From the article:
>>
>>"The crackdown on illegal copying, also known as file-sharing,
came as the
>>research showed a direct correlation between downloading and a fall in
>>record sales."
>
>Uh huh.
>
>Now get a fresh beverage and make yourself comfortable,
>this may take a while:
>
>CD sales increased in the UK kast year:
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/34854.html
>
>The RIAA proves there are lies, damn lies, and statistics: (old but good)
>http://www.azoz.com/music/features/0008.html
>Make sure you check out the followups at the bottom.

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