response 81 of 219:

Feb 27 04:04 UTC 2002

Some words from the copyright industry.  
 
In the Washington Post, Jack Valenti of the movie trade group MPAA
lays out his case for prohibiting computers which can copy files,
though he doesn't mention the SSSCA by name.  
      http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174745.html
 
The RIAA issues its own press release on 2001 cd sales.  Their numbers 
don't tally precisely with Soundscan, possibly because the RIAA 
includes "club" sales.  But the basic outlook is the same.
 
The RIAA says it has a survey indicating that 23% of their customers bought
less music because they were downloading or making homemade CDs.
 
Units of recorded music shipped                     -10.3%
dollar value of those discs                          -4.1%
 
full-length CDs units shipped                        -6.4%
 
In analog formats, cassette sales fell 40%.  LP sales, however, increased.  :)

http://www.riaa.org