ZippyDSMlee
06-03-2007, 05:00 PM
The NY Times focuses on the death of the CD (creative drought, copying of store-bought music among friends named as the major problems), reinforced by news that Sam the Record Man is closing up shop (music downloads and competition from Wal-Mart cited as the problems here).
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1988/196/
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Now sleep in it!
Written by Xetheriel on 2007-05-30 09:25:40I agree.
The music industry made its own bed on this one. They had a choice. When Napster was at the peek of popularity, they had a choice to make, as an industry:
A: Treat Napster like a friend, take them over, and rake in the potential for ad revenue. The music downloading scene was focused on one thing, Napster. That was the source for all music downloads, so think of it as superbowl sunday every day of the year.
B: Treat Napster like a poison to the music industry, a cancer so to speak. Cut it out, destroy it, and hope it never comes back.
The music industry chose Option B... but instead of destroying it, when they cut out the cancer, they left a few little pieces behind, which spread and grew into a thousand separate networks, poisoning the whole industry. People will never forget what the music industry did to Napster. Many people still boycott buying CD's for just that reason. Had they thought about their customers instead of their wallets, they might be in a much better position now.
But alas, its always about dollars and cents now isn't it? The music industry's former customers will get the music in one way or another. People will always make music, thats guaranteed. We don't need a corporation to sell it to us.
They made their bed. Now they have to sleep in it, nails and all.
CDs are Too Much Music
Written by Chris S on 2007-05-30 10:15:00I've noted that some people have discussed a point elsewhere about the move from purchasing CDs to purchasing downloads. Invariably, when you go to online buying, you are allowed to buy just one track.
I think we would see a similar "death of CDs" even if the alternative were physical singles priced at $1 each. It's not just "CD vs download" -- it's also "buy a whole album vs buy just the two tracks I want".
Viewed this way, there is NO protection for the major labels if their business depends on selling me eight tracks I don't want for every two I do.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1988/196/
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(if any of the stuff I post is too inane move it to the news thread, some of it needs its own soem of it dose not and I am too stupid to know the diffrance.)
The comments are good go look now
hers one
Now sleep in it!
Written by Xetheriel on 2007-05-30 09:25:40I agree.
The music industry made its own bed on this one. They had a choice. When Napster was at the peek of popularity, they had a choice to make, as an industry:
A: Treat Napster like a friend, take them over, and rake in the potential for ad revenue. The music downloading scene was focused on one thing, Napster. That was the source for all music downloads, so think of it as superbowl sunday every day of the year.
B: Treat Napster like a poison to the music industry, a cancer so to speak. Cut it out, destroy it, and hope it never comes back.
The music industry chose Option B... but instead of destroying it, when they cut out the cancer, they left a few little pieces behind, which spread and grew into a thousand separate networks, poisoning the whole industry. People will never forget what the music industry did to Napster. Many people still boycott buying CD's for just that reason. Had they thought about their customers instead of their wallets, they might be in a much better position now.
But alas, its always about dollars and cents now isn't it? The music industry's former customers will get the music in one way or another. People will always make music, thats guaranteed. We don't need a corporation to sell it to us.
They made their bed. Now they have to sleep in it, nails and all.
CDs are Too Much Music
Written by Chris S on 2007-05-30 10:15:00I've noted that some people have discussed a point elsewhere about the move from purchasing CDs to purchasing downloads. Invariably, when you go to online buying, you are allowed to buy just one track.
I think we would see a similar "death of CDs" even if the alternative were physical singles priced at $1 each. It's not just "CD vs download" -- it's also "buy a whole album vs buy just the two tracks I want".
Viewed this way, there is NO protection for the major labels if their business depends on selling me eight tracks I don't want for every two I do.