Simply lower the costs of a new CD to $8 and this all goes away. The lost revenue will be made up by less litigation costs as well as the increased sales that will occur when people can now buy two CD's for the price they used to pay for one.
People will be more inclined to "try" new artists if they can sample the music for $8 instead of $15.
Everyone wins.
So why are they dragging their feet?
A good portion of people who now download music will now head back to the stores and pay $8 instead of taking the time and hassle of downloading and burning their own CD's.
When will the Record Industry "get it" and understand that when people think they are getting ripped off they will rebel and rebel they are in droves.
The real battle is for public opinion and the record companies have already lost. The public thinks they are being cheated and no amount of ad's or litigation can sway public opinion once it becomes entrenched.
