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Post #54,426 by andread 10/2/02 8:22:52 AM Reply	And.... on a more serious note a recent John Dvorak aticle in PC shows how record proces dropped radically in the first few decades of the record biz and notes that CD prices have risen constantly A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #54,428 by Silverlock 10/2/02 8:41:32 AM Reply	Re: CD prices I'll let the [link\|http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/09/30/records/index.html\|Salon] say it- Excerpt- The five top U.S. distributors of compact discs and three large music retailers have agreed to pay $143 million in cash and CDs to settle charges they cheated consumers by fixing prices, authorities announced Monday. The settlement brings to a close accusations made by attorneys general of 41 states and commonwealths who accused record companies of conspiring with music distributors to boost the prices of CDs between 1995 and 2000. "A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor." -- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #54,513 by andread 10/2/02 2:17:56 PM Reply	Re: CD prices this is one factor but not the entire story if computers were like CDs a P4 would cost $15000 A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]

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