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from Billboard’s new blog, PostPlay:



The RIAA’s False Mathematics



Here’s another great post by Barry Rotholtz on The Big Picture. He takes a look at the paid subscription models like Rhapsody and Napster-To-Go and shows that the actual P2P losses to the industry are much much smaller than the RIAA trumpets…If you rationally analyze the ‘unlimited downloads for a fixed monthly fee’ business model, you get pretty convincing evidence that the maximum damages are only around $10 a month per person. “Here’s a little secret the RIAA would rather not have you know: Musicians make most of their money performing and touring — not selling CDs or downloads….The industry can scapegoat P2P for all their woes, but a closer analysis of the math demonstrates the claim is illusory. (Mis)management is the primary sources of the industry problems.” (via PaidContent.org)



Also, a new favorite: Lost Remote.