WSJ: Increase in Pirated CD Sales

[GA Russell]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/boost-in-online-pirated-cd-sales-deal-another-blow-to-music-industry-1477867243

1) The sales are online.

2) "Greatest Hits" discs are the most likely to be counterfeit.

[felser]

I have specific trusted resellers I use on amazon.  Looking up box sets on ebay will show a lot of Asian and Russian counterfeit sellers.  

[GA Russell]

Another point made in the article that surprised me is that for the first six months of 2016, CDs accounted for only 13% of revenue for the record companies.