Study: Millions delete all music files

[GTaudiophile]

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- More than a million households deleted all the digital music files they had saved on their PCs in August, a sign that the record industry's anti-piracy tactics are hitting home, research company NPD Group said.

Article @ CNN

f00ls I say!

 

[ElFenix]

i asked over in politics and news and all ask again
htf do they track deleted files?

 

[Sukhoi]

Yep, just saw that. Reinforces my belief that most people are too stupid to comprehend.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i asked over in politics and news and all ask again
htf do they track deleted files?

I'm wondering this as well...

 

[T2T III]

htf do they track deleted files?

Good question. I'm assuming that they RIAA did some form of poll and most of the responders indicated that they did delete their .MP3 files from their PC. Or, they did delete the files off of their PC after they burned the music to CDR.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

htf do they track deleted files?

Good question. I'm assuming that they RIAA did some form of poll and most of the responders indicated that they did delete their .MP3 files from their PC. Or, they did delete the files off of their PC after they burned the music to CDR.

well it was NPD that did it... they'd have to be monitoring kazaa or something i suppose... of course, people could just wise up and not share everything...

 

[HappyPuppy]

Just don't share the folder your downloaded files are in.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Just don't share the folder your downloaded files are in.

Ding Ding, we have a winner!

 

[Chadder007]

I call BS.

 

[Ronstang]

Let's see.....this is a hard one. Someone surveys me to see if I have deleted my illegal digital music and I would say yes no matter what the truth was....wouldn't you? Boy this is some real accurate statistics gathering.

 

[hdeck]

i call shenanigans

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i asked over in politics and news and all ask again
htf do they track deleted files?

NPD is a customer opinion research firm.
This was probably a poll they did, kind of like the Harris polls.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Just don't share the folder your downloaded files are in.

Not that I would ever download anything that is copyrighted. That's just wrong.

 

[us3rnotfound]

Silly bastards.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Let's see.....this is a hard one. Someone surveys me to see if I have deleted my illegal digital music and I would say yes no matter what the truth was....wouldn't you? Boy this is some real accurate statistics gathering.

Also....did they say or not that their CD sales have started SKYROCKETING???? HMM??....Especially since all of this sucessful BS they think they are doing?

 

[bootymac]

Hehe, CRIA hasn't done much about this yet

 

[Wuffsunie]

And if the RIAA believe that, I have a bridge to sell them.

Edit: Actually, I don't call BS like most ppl here. I call Propaganda. No doubt this was a "study" "funded" by the music industry. And considering... "Time-Warner is the parent company of CNN.com."

 

[Adul]

i lost
all my music and anime files recently

but I did not willing delete them

 

[Pr0Hawk]

Yeah right. I know a person who is on the list for downloading songs and he still downloads them. This scare tactic isn't gonna fool most people.

 

[vital]

there's a difference between deleting and hiding them

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- More than a million households deleted all the digital music files they had saved on their PCs in August, a sign that the record industry's anti-piracy tactics are hitting home, research company NPD Group said.

In other news, more than a millions households across america contain SHEEP. To no surprise, this is why music in america sucks, because these people will buy anything that is hyped

 

[Vic]

I call total BS. There is no way that this NPD firm can "track deletions." IMO, what they are calling "deletions" are just people moving their music files out of their Kazaa shared folder (or ceasing to use Kazaa at all).

Sometimes when I am reading "the news," I often wonder if I am actually reading "news" or some special interest's propaganda. In this case, there is no question. That article was pure propaganda ala Orwell.

A related NPD survey of consumer perception, however, found that consumers' overall opinion of the recording industry is suffering due to the RIAA's move to sue hundreds of people alleged to have illegally shared music online.

And in related news, scientists discover that the sun rises in the east every morning and sets in the west every evening...

 

[phpdog]

just another $$$ of big business and big media

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i asked over in politics and news and all ask again
htf do they track deleted files?

I read this on Slashdot, so don't quote me for accuracy. Around 40K people "volunteered" to be monitored regarding their music download habits. These people are a cross section, and represent people from all walks of life.

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i asked over in politics and news and all ask again
htf do they track deleted files?

I read this on Slashdot, so don't quote me for accuracy. Around 40K people "volunteered" to be monitored regarding their music download habits. These people are a cross section, and represent people from all walks of life.

Only teh idiots would volunteer for this. So it's a cross-section of idiots.. not a good survey IMO.