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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by artwr on Friday August 31, 2018 @10:15AM (#17885741)
Illegal downloads surely had an impact in the 2000s era, but I think by now the amount of freely streamable content is by far the largest factor.
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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by intended on Thursday September 06, 2018 @01:20AM (#17924048)
Unlikely - streaming expanded the market for music.

I recall a report that showed that p2p networks acted primarily like a broadcast medium, which tuned to the most popular works.

The entire free content model has arisen because of tacit acknowledgement of that fact.

Youtube, hell everyone, applies those lessons today.

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Re:Can Beethoven send takedown requests? by EADGBE on Friday September 07, 2018 @03:44PM (#17937102)
And, as I pointed out originally, there was about an 8 year gap between demise of album sales and the prominence of streaming.
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