Competitive distribution would facilitate a decrease in costs, if they passed this onto the consumer - the internet is the perfect way to do this as it would drastically open up the market for cheaper music. My solution would be to encourage e-distribution of music. It is already cheaper than cds and the price would only come down as long as it was supported. The more suport=more competition=lower price. With the buying power of a competitive e-distribution market, they could demand lower prices and better terms from the labels and pass this onto the consumer. But it needs support of the consumer if you want this to happen. By downloading for free, you only make the situation worse IMHO. Fight, and I will back you, for DRM to be revamped or even removed - but this will only happen if the consumer supports the market!
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rwenzori
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From the recent Canadian study by Birgitte Andersen and Marion Frenz:
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ippd-dppi.nsf/en/h_ip01456e.html
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ippd-dppi.nsf/en/h_ip01456e.html
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d0b33
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This is true in my case, most of the music I download I end up purchasing, the ones I don't purchase I usually am bored with and delete anyway.
I need to have the album(hard copy like CD) if I really like something.
Damned Canadians, always fking up my arguements
I dont see the logic here - would you purchase the CD if you could just download it for free? Maybe amongst established artists who release full albums once every 6 months. I like the song so I will buy the album. I dont have album releases - I release singles and compilations. Thats the only way this might make sense. Although now I am starting to sound like a lobbyist for the record labels
If the artist was able to control what media is released P2P then it might be a fantastic marketing tool. If any other media was detected it must be removed. Although that would be impossible to monitor without infringing on privacy laws. It would probably also require songs to be scanned and cross-referenced with a central database to match with a 'right to distribute' type licence. The fact that it is scanned and uploaded to a database is against the whole notion of P2P so probabaly not viable though.
rwenzori
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Damned Canadians, always fking up my arguements
I dont see the logic here - would you purchase the CD if you could just download it for free? Maybe amongst established artists who release full albums once every 6 months. I like the song so I will buy the album. I dont have album releases - I release singles and compilations. Thats the only way this might make sense. Although now I am starting to sound like a lobbyist for the record labels
If the artist was able to control what media is released P2P then it might be a fantastic marketing tool. If any other media was detected it must be removed. Although that would be impossible to monitor without infringing on privacy laws. It would probably also require songs to be scanned and cross-referenced with a central database to match with a 'right to distribute' type licence. The fact that it is scanned and uploaded to a database is against the whole notion of P2P so probabaly not viable though.
LOL forget controlling things! You have minus zero chance! Let it grow, let it flow!
Personally, I have bought a lot of CDs of bands I have heard via free downloads, or albums by bands I know that I have downloaded for free. I myself, I LIKE a nice physical thing with a pretty cover and notes. Not as pretty as the LPs I own, but still.
I WANT CONTROL DAMNIT!
No seriously, I agree let it flow. Well only time will tell whether P2P does have a positive impact. All I know is from my experience and it did affect my bottom line as to what I earn per release. I hope it does have a positive impact though.
No seriously, I agree let it flow. Well only time will tell whether P2P does have a positive impact. All I know is from my experience and it did affect my bottom line as to what I earn per release. I hope it does have a positive impact though.
rwenzori
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pkid
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I think that electronic distribution of music can actually help a lot of the less well known artists get their music out to more people. I signed up for eMusic and thanks to their site learning my music preferences I have found a couple of bands and bought their stuff. I would not have been able to do this as easily in a bricks and mortar store...
It would help new artists for sure!