On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:12:25 +0100, Jim Lesurf wrote:

In article , Laurence Payne
wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:55:53 +0100, Malcolm Lee
wrote:

No - the operative word is digital. CDs are digital. When exactly
the
same music in digital form is available from the net in a cheaper
and/or more easily accessed form, then CDs become redundant and hence
worthless. CD sales are dropping rapidly and have been for several
years now.

Just like vinyl. Unless a movement ascribing magical qualities to CD
springs up, in which case you may be able to cash in on your collection
:-)

Certainly the fact that others can obtain copies of what I have on CD
does not make the ones I have "worthless" to me. What I have is already
'accessible' so far as I am concerned. As are the bulk of my old LPs,
tapes, and cassettes.


Absolutely - the value to you of the music you already own in any format
is not changed by new formats arising. What may change though is the cash
value you'll get should you wish to sell your old stuff.


Anyway, weren't we talking about utility, not cash value?

The poster will need to say that for himself. Otherwise we may be at
cross purposes due to people using the same word for different meanings.

Slainte,

Jim

That maybe seems the case. The "worthless" I originally used related to
monetary worth not musical worth - as above. And just in case there are
any pedants around, I was not using "worthless" in its literal sense
(ie worth zero money) but in its more everyday sense (worth very little).