ummm...actually I know that...
I was the one talking about cd sales increasing...
and I believe they have...they have definitly for me...
I have learned of and bought cd's from new bands i had never heard of because someone saw me downloading some songs by my favorite band and suggested a similar band, and after listening to downloads I bought the cd. Although I haven't bought cds from any retail chains in a while, I try to buy directly from band websites or cheaper outlets on the web (which kinda are chains)...

but I regress...my point was that cd sales DID increase at the same time that napster was growing, yet they have dropped along with everything else that people buy in the last year or so, so I don't think that because people haven't bought any cd's in a year does go against my statement...