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Lies, Damn Lies, and RIAA Statistics (#1035)
Posted: 2/21/2003; 11:41 AM by Terry Frazier
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More on the statistical malfeasance of the recording industry, courtesy of Tim O'Reilly and Mac Wizards Music. The Mac Wizards article uses the RIAA's own statistics (which our Congressmen are apparently incapapble of interpreting on their own) to highlight the industry's gross misrepresentation of fact.

In RIAA Statistics Don't Add Up to Piracy, George Ziemann of Mac Wizards Music takes an analytical look at the RIAA's reported statistics on the impact of file sharing. And what he comes up with is enlightening.

Yes, CD unit shipments were down 10% in 2001. But in terms of revenue per title, 2000 was the best year in industry history. In both 2000 and 2001, there were fewer new CDs released than in any year since 1993, and revenues per title were WAY up (to over $500,000 per title, from a decade-long average around $400,000.)

George's tabular rendition of the unit and dollar sales for the RIAA over the past decade, taken from the RIAA web site, is a great resource for those interested in judging the RIAA's piracy arguments for themselves. [Tim O'Reilly]
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