The Scene

MusicDetour.com’s commentary on music, performances, and the DC metro area music scene

It’s again “official” that file-sharers spend more money on music than people that do not file-share. The act of “illegally” downloading music does not preclude the purchase of music and in fact demonstrates the opposite. I’m not positive about the originality of the information found in the poll by Ipsos Mori, but it is another piece of evidence that suggests the ineptitude that music industry trade associations demonstrate by attacking their clientele. People who download music on file-sharing programs are also more likely to purchase music . . . okay, we’ve known that for a while. Something to add to that, regardless of whether they purchase more music, is the fact that people who listen to recorded music are more likely to go to a live show. They are more likely to participate in the culture around their favorite groups. They are more likely to spend more money on things music related. It is the people that are indifferent to music that the music industry should be trying to court and notice my use of the word “court”. The music industry should be cognizant of its actions against music consumers, they need to be careful of “biting the hand that feeds” them.