Aug 24, 2006 • 1 min read

Piracy not wholly to blame, report says

A Screen Digest report argues that online piracy is not solely responsible for falling record sales, with cultural shifts and the rise of DVD also having an impact.

One for the 'research that states the obvious' file. A new report from media analysts Screen Digest says that online piracy is not solely responsible for dwindling record sales - rather cultural changes and the rise of the DVD have also had an impact. However, the report says revenues from legit digital music platforms will help the record industry recover, though it will take a few years for them to completely recover. As I said, stating the bleeding obvious.

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