OT: Re: Interesting Tim O'Reilly article.

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Dec 13 11:33:00 2002

Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> Granted, I'm one of those people who look for that album in the used
> rack first, before resorting to a buying new copy. It is a form of
> recycling; but I wonder what exactly do the record labels think of me
> for that?

They think you're a parasite, and that sales of used CDs should be
prohibited.

However, that's because they fail to recognize that part of the value
proposition for buying a CD is the fact that you can sell it or give it
away when you don't want it any more. Eliminating the secondary market
would NOT increase the primary market, and might in fact decrease it.
Received on Fri Dec 13 2002 - 11:33:00 GMT