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Re: Provide what the market wants said by shoan:I think I will have to look into finding these songs and buy some even if they are crap songs to send a message that yes this is what is wanted. That suggestion makes sense if you assume the labels actually give a shit what customers want or think, but I think their behaviour for the last few years pretty much says that assumption is wrong.
In the face of overwhelming evidence that everything they publish is available for free on the internet, they have still insisted on pushing DRMed crap onto customers. They combine this with suing filesharers and that's their business plan.
I really believe the RIAA thought/still thinks they can "train" consumers to only buy their DRMed crap. The lawsuits are their "training" program.
Fortunately, reality (declining CD sales and flat/declining digital sales) is biting them in the ass and in desperation they are releasing un-DRMed mp3s into the market. I think they are still so afraid of "losing control" of their "property" however, that they are only able to take tiny steps. So they only experiment with a few songs from so-so artists.
As the market continues to collapse (I hope), they might get desperate enough to open their whole catalog as mp3s. When that happens, sales will soar and they will hopefully realize the future is un-DRMed content.
It's too bad it's going to take the near collapse of the retail music market to make this happen, but I think that's what it's going to take. |
| I'm still confused as to what it is the record labels actually offer. Why do they matter? Why do artists use them? In this year 2006, with pocket recording studios, what the F do the labels actually offer? All I can tell is its some financial backing for promotion, marketing, etc ... the kind of activities that are neccessary when there is a lack of real talent.
Artists should be making money from live performances or live shows, etc. I just dont understand what value is added in a recorded bitstream. Its just a stupid (and fairly meaningless) reproduction or an original work of art.
Full disclosure: I havent traded money for recorded music since I disvered MP3 in what must have been about 1996 (a decade ago). |
