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Greg Clow
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Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:47:45 -0500
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Re: [idm] n5md md1
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At 02:42 PM 1/24/01, interdit wrote:
quoted 9 lines >http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/05/cdpres.htm > >"Record Companies Settle FTC Charges of Restraining Competition in CD Music >Market. All Five Major Distributors Agree to Abandon Advertising Pricing >Policies" > >Apparently CD buyers in the United States have overpaid $480 million for >CDs in >the last 3 years.
And what's even scarier is the fact that the US (and Canada) have the cheapest CD prices on average in the world. Which makes you wonder how much money has been overpaid for discs in the UK, Europe, Japan... Greg -- Greg Clow - greg@stainedproductions.com - greg@feedbackmonitor.com concert & event promotions - http://www.stainedproductions.com electronic music radio/reviews/interviews - http://www.feedbackmonitor.com 158 Close Ave. 2nd Floor - Toronto, Ontario M6K 2V5 - Canada --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org