What is Digg?12 Comments
- halogoggles, on 01/06/2009, -0/+16I echo The NIN Hotline in that this is unbelievably fantastic because people could legally download this for FREE if they wanted. But no, they were willing to pay. Why? Well, maybe they weren't aware of the licensing details that you could download it for free, or maybe they just wanted support the artist. If you have desirable content people will pay, no matter what it is. What a positive sign this is for music in general. Also it's worth noting (as The NIN Hotline did) that this type of album would never have been released under a traditional label. 36 instrumental tracks... not a chance.
- revmhatt, on 01/06/2009, -1/+15Hey Trent, give us Ghosts V-IX and we'll have a new New Year's tradition. Great album by a great band/artist and the RIAA didn't see a ***** cent of it!
Happy Nine Inch New Years! - MakiMaki, on 01/05/2009, -0/+10Terrific news and I can imagine, great validation for artists still concerned about abandoning DRM and going the 'free' route. Of course, NIN has built up a following accumulated over the years so I can't imagine many lesser-known bands achieving a similar level of success. But still, its a strong indication of how the music industry has changed and the consumption practices of music fans.
- mlinksva, on 01/05/2009, -0/+7Of course before NIN's success, people would often stipulate that CC licenses were only useful for acts just starting out, not ones that already have a revenue stream. Can't win... :)
I'll take this though! - Rev0lver, on 01/07/2009, -0/+6Easily one of my favorite albums of the past decade...You just throw it on while doing some work, and the pages just fly. Nothing gets me in the zone like it.
Keep doing your thing, Trent. Been behind you since the glory days and don't plan on sotpping anytime soon. - Aerynvala, on 01/07/2009, -0/+4Certainly an unknown/barely known artist/band wouldn't make as much. But then they wouldn't make as much if they were on a label either and only sold DRM-infested digital music. However, using NIN's example as a guideline, they could at least keep more of the money they do earn rather than having to give most of it to the loan sharks at the labels.
- DuxDucis, on 01/06/2009, -1/+5Trent Reznor Rocks.
Enough said. - ElGubrush, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2You know, it has felt like when people aren't given a choice they begin to perceive the sale as a dastardly plot
Whereas, given the choice people act like people and think of those providing the music - kingp, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1Huzzah!
- Zeush8su, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1Ha! told you so.
- EggAndMuffin, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1Eat that, RIAA.
- circleroundsun, on 01/06/2009, -3/+0This is great news, considering the sales of physical music is low and the artist or group that sold the most copies in '08 was probably a rapper or a pop singer.
© Digg Inc. 2009
— Content created and posted by Digg users is