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@ Matt Phillips
Head of Communications, Future Media & Technology at BBC

For decades record companies dictated the price for music. So why should we consumers feel sorry for record company shareholders who are now losing profits in the download age?

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Answered by Matt Phillips

I think you get a lot of file-sharing apologists you make these arguments. You know; record companies made lots of profits in the past so they’ve had it coming to them. Businesses are in business to make... Show more »I think you get a lot of file-sharing apologists you make these arguments. You know; record companies made lots of profits in the past so they’ve had it coming to them. Businesses are in business to make profits, that what they do. That’s how the real world works. It’s just not acceptable to steal from people. It’s an alarming trend if people think that because someone is rich that it’s okay to steal from them. Show less »

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