Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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Music Executive Ridiculed at Pirate Bay Trial
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| Laughter filled The Pirate Bay trial here Wednesday when John
Kennedy, the | chief executive of the International Federation of
Phonographic Industries, | testified that people would have
purchased every music track they got free | file sharing. | |
Kennedy answered an affirmative "Yes" to Pirate Bay defense
attorneys when | asked whether that was true. Bursting laughter
could be heard from the audio | room beside the courtroom where the
trial's sound was being broadcast. `----
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/piratebaywednes.html
Sad thing is, most music execs probably believe that, and further that
they can charge what they like as many times as they like without
losing custom.