] A friend points out that this is an unfair comparison:
] DVDs are a secondary market, while CDs are a primary
] market. He states that DVDs come out after theatrical
] release, pay-per-view, then Cable and Satellite. This
] allows DVD producers to be more flexible in pricing than
] CDs.
]
]
] I have two problems with that argument: First, the
] economics should be such that pricing attempts to
] maximize unit sales and therefore profits. Second, the
] business model of selling CDs as a primary revenue
] producer is definitely not true from the Artist's
] perspective.

The Big Picture: File Sharing, CD and Video Pricing