Letter to Emily (2 Viewers)

[ann post]

the star, to the right of the 'meh' there. its supposed to be personal. its thumped.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

That says add to user's reputation.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

the music industry needs an illegal mp3 equivalent of this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--J6YFXPC8...yNawCw/s1600/Home_taping_is_killing_music.png


that would sort out the problem.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I've signed up with iTunes, so I can get free apps and podcasts and whatnot.

I'm just going to give them money.




The industry cannot seriously expect most people to go into a shop and pay for something when it's falling out of the sky for nothing.

 

[Deadmanposting]

the music industry needs an illegal mp3 equivalent of this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--J6YFXPC8...yNawCw/s1600/Home_taping_is_killing_music.png


that would sort out the problem.

I had a t-shirt with that on it once. I really liked it.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

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[GARYXKNIFEDX]

The industry cannot seriously expect most people to go into a shop and pay for something when it's falling out of the sky for nothing.

A bit like water?

 

[Deadmanposting]

A bit like water?

Kinda, I guess.

I'm really not sure I've thought that one through properly.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

A bit like water?

Capitalism's greatest achievement... convincing people to pay for something they can get for free.....that was in a documentary about the bottled water industry.

 

[pete]

i think this guy gets it

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/06/20/emily-and-david/

 

[Anthony]

Will read that later but Coulton always seems like a good dude.

 

[Unknown Convict]

the music industry needs an illegal mp3 equivalent of this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--J6YFXPC8...yNawCw/s1600/Home_taping_is_killing_music.png

 

[snakybus]

i think this guy gets it

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/06/20/emily-and-david/

I think that's well thought-out, yeah.

 

[MDR]

Is some of this not just the laws of supply and demand (most people just think about demand) - if a supplier will still supply their goods when the price is zero or even negative, then you would expect a high demand. If a farmer keeps selling potatoes even when the price he gets is zero, is that the buyer's fault? Musicians incur expenditure and lose money on making music, knowing that some of the revenue will leak away in downloads, but musicians have a decision to make about whether they will go ahead anyway. All the evidence to date is that music continues to be made regardless of the revenue stream - I don't see an indie band strike coming.

Musicians need to make a mental note of all the free stuff they get from the internet in terms of promotion, cheaper distirbution, reviews and other coverage. A few years ago we were actually paying €200-300 for billboard space to promote gigs at the Isaac butt. You can't expect to have the internet, but only the good bits.

As for Emily - she would never have bought 11,000 albums, so what's the real loss anyway.

 

[hermie]

Dude from HuffPo - We've all done it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travis-morrison/hey-dude-from-cracker-im_b_1610557.html

It's ironic to me that this article is written by him. I've purchased one of his albums four times over the years (lost the cd twice and splashed out for the deluxe vinyl reissue w/ tshirt). I also travelled to all the way to New York to see them play on their farewell tour because they never played Ireland and the cheap bastard didn't even give me a guestlist. And that's fine, he owes me far less than I owe him. But all the article really says to me is that scabby people will always be scabby, it's just easier now to be scabby.

 

[rettucs]

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anyone who dislikes this is dead

3-2 in favour

in your face washingcattle and brianoak;

 

[Deadmanposting]

i think this guy gets it

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/06/20/emily-and-david/

Good piece.

This kind of sums it up for me.

The scary thing is, there’s also a very real possibility that in the long term, being a musician will no longer be a thing that you can do to make money.

I think most people have found that already. It will just be more so.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Suing people who download music is like a busker suing pedestrians.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I think most people have found that already. It will just be more so.

I thought it was always the case,exceptions being either very lucky,or very ruthless/nasty.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I thought it was always the case,exceptions being either very lucky, or very ruthless/nasty.

Or both. Obv.