http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/perm...Qym70a-lZFsW2w
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How many people are actually reaching for their wallets to enjoy music - at least once in a given year? The answer could be depressingly slim, according to talking points jotted down by TechCrunch. "Over half of the US doesn't pay anything for music each year," estimated Pandora CTO Tom Conrad at GigaOm's Roadmap Conference. On top of that, another 40 percent fork over about $15 a year, perhaps the cost of an album with a few different a-la-carte downloads tossed in.
Which means less than 10 percent of US-based consumers shell out more than $15 for music in a typical year, according to Conrad's estimation. And, we've actually heard far worse: the running number from the IFPI, for example, is that 19 out of 20 downloads are pirated, for example. And, research surveys have mostly shown that typical iPod owners half just a handful of paid downloads in their devices - at most.
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19 out of 20 downloads are pirated
most songs on Ipods are not paid for
From your experience, does that sound about right?
If that is true, it's no wonder that the music industry want the major phone carriers to have an unlimited music downloads for about $4-5 a month added to their cellphone bundle. About 295 million Americans subscribe to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. $4 a month could mean $14 billion a year in revenue. For example:
$66 a month for unlimited text, talk, web
OR
$70 a month for unlimited text, talk, web and
music downloads.
The future of music consumption is with "cell phone bundle"?
Born This Way, Take Care, Talk That Talk, and a few singles.
90% of my iPod's music is from mediafire.
I buy CDs. 