@forumhostpb wrote:
True …. but it’s only the retail margin that has been affected by the supermarkets. The record company still gets a ‘fair’ price from the supermarkets (or chain retailers) geared usually to volume.
People who (illegally) download for free from various sites simply steal without paying.
this isnt new
this stems back to the days when we used to record the top 40 played on a sunday night with our single tape recorders