Der RIAA bricht der Geldfluß weg

Sales of music CDs continue to decline, perhaps irreversibly, but U.S. recording industry officials said Tuesday the latest market data justifies their escalating battle against online file sharers.

For the first six months of 2003, shipments of CD albums, singles and other recorded music dropped by 15.8 percent compared with the same period last year, according to a midyear report by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Quelle: sfgate.com