TKJunkMail
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Re: But what do bean counters at music companies say ?
said by joako  :said by TKJunkMail :There's no limit of people who believe that DRM-free content is not only inevitable, but makes good business sense. But what do bean counters at music companies say? They are the only ones that matter to the investors. Charge the same $$$ for content, spend les $$$$ on DRM crap.... But that could lead to even MORE piracy. And that is why they are doing limited tests. See what the impact on "NO DRM" is to the bottom line. If the test shows piracy doesn't increase, then it is a no-brainer to drop DRM. But if sales of the non-DRM'd releases is reduced because of higher piracy, then DRM will be here to stay. It is pure dollars and cents.
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nasadude
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| said by TKJunkMail :But that could lead to even MORE piracy. And that is why they are doing limited tests. See what the impact on "NO DRM" is to the bottom line. If the test shows piracy doesn't increase, then it is a no-brainer to drop DRM. But if sales of the non-DRM'd releases is reduced because of higher piracy, then DRM will be here to stay. It is pure dollars and cents. I was getting ready to disagree with you, but the labels may be stupid enough to think this way. Given that all their music is already available for free online as mp3s, them making it available as an mp3 wouldn't increase piracy, but I guess they don't want to acknowledge that.
I think another factor behind this experiment is declining cd sales and flat/declining digital sales. I believe it's now obvious digital sales aren't going to make up the drop in cd sales and they are getting desperate.
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joako
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said by TKJunkMail :But that could lead to even MORE piracy. And that is why they are doing limited tests. See what the impact on "NO DRM" is to the bottom line. If the test shows piracy doesn't increase, then it is a no-brainer to drop DRM. But if sales of the non-DRM'd releases is reduced because of higher piracy, then DRM will be here to stay. It is pure dollars and cents. The "piracy market" already has it share of "sales" in the music industry. The people who pirate will continue to do so, the millions of people that still continue to purchase music will continue to do the same, if anything some (small) amount of people who pirate music will buy now buy it because no restrictions are imposed.
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said by TKJunkMail :But that could lead to even MORE piracy. said by nasadude :Given that all their music is already available for free online as mp3s, them making it available as an mp3 wouldn't increase piracy, but I guess they don't want to acknowledge that.
I have to agree with nasadude. The music is already available for free, so by offering it as a pay service, they only stand to make money, not lose it.
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said by nasadude :So desperate, they will actually consider selling consumers what they want. God forbid!  |
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There just hasn't been any good music lately. Thought heavy metal was coming back but looks like it fizzled. Rap is crap now, the girl's were hot for a few years, their not now. Music industry needs a new wave of whatever and they will make money. The last really big wave was when grunge hit the market. |
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joako
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| said by Corehhi :There just hasn't been any good music lately. Thought heavy metal was coming back but looks like it fizzled. Rap is crap now, the girl's were hot for a few years, their not now. Music industry needs a new wave of whatever and they will make money. The last really big wave was when grunge hit the market. Yea rap needs another Biggie or something... honestly I think its going to finally die....
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