Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD
| reply to jc100
Re: Should the Pirate Bay Help
Well, even though it's the same industry, it's not the SAME industry. I'm not aware of any indie label stirring up trouble for file sharers at the behest of their accountants or their artists. My experience with indie labels and distributors is that since they know their music generally appeals to a more intelligent audience, RIAA-esque marketing approaches just don't work; the audience is more concerned about quality and wants to test drive an entire album before buying, not just be happy with a catchy tune they heard on the radio or MTV (if they happen to actually be running a video or something).
Personally, I think this is an excellent thing; if Labrador's sales go up after releasing the free sampler, that helps smack down the house of cards that the RIAA has constructed claiming that filesharing and P2P only hurts sales. |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| said by Desdinova  :Well, even though it's the same industry, it's not the SAME industry. Exactly what I was thinking. The RIAA members and the Indie labels might both be part of the music industry as a whole, but they aren't the same. The Indie labels, in general, have been more willing to work with new technologies to get their music out. The RIAA members, however, have looked at new technologies suspiciously and only very reluctantly (and with plenty of DRM) did they dip their toes in. |
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