Comment Re:Where are the stats from? (Score 1) 377
The stats are from a company that does the following;
Connects to a P2P network and appears to have available whatever titles the record labels want tracked - usually new releases. It then counts the number of requests for each file. This will let you get some idea of which titles are in greatest demand. For an additional fee the company will appear to serve the requested file, but actually serve up garbage, and/or extremely slowly.
So it won't be precise but it will be better than a RSITDANTMUFG.
The point of not doing this through iTunes is to have a control group. Take two otherwise equivalent tracks, and do one through iTunes and the other DRM free elsewhere. What, if anything, is the difference in requests received by our P2P counter? This will provide at least part of the answer to the question of is this worth doing or not.
Connects to a P2P network and appears to have available whatever titles the record labels want tracked - usually new releases. It then counts the number of requests for each file. This will let you get some idea of which titles are in greatest demand. For an additional fee the company will appear to serve the requested file, but actually serve up garbage, and/or extremely slowly.
So it won't be precise but it will be better than a RSITDANTMUFG.
The point of not doing this through iTunes is to have a control group. Take two otherwise equivalent tracks, and do one through iTunes and the other DRM free elsewhere. What, if anything, is the difference in requests received by our P2P counter? This will provide at least part of the answer to the question of is this worth doing or not.
