I believe the whole "dont buy their music" or "dont buy their products" DON'T work... why? Because no matter how many of us who are "in the know" about what these corporations/companies are doing, and no matter how many of us boycott their products/services, there will ALWAYS be a huge number of idiots out there who can't think for them selves, or those who just don't know what is going on, and they will continue to blindly support these evil industries/companies. And the number of those people are vastly more then us. Pisses me off, too.
I don't see how they are "criminal in their intent". They are merely defending their intellectual property. If they don't defend it then they lose their rights to it. The answer is simple, just don't do business with them.
Why do you care if some people feel it is in their best interest to purchase music from them? What harm is it doing to you? Absolutely none. Instead try to persuade people to your side instead of attacking companies who are acting within the law.
@blapierreThe criminal intent is that they fix the prices. There is no free market. Due to the trend of people getting their music online, record labels have seen a marked drop in their bottom lines. They use the legal system to make money. If the wholesale cost of a song is roughly 70 cents, and ~13 songs per cd, thats $9.10.This isnt the production cost, they have their profit built into that already. Last time I bought a CD, it costs me nearly $20. Thats more than 100% mark-up. MORE than enough room for a free market environment to see stiffer competition. It's the same thing with DVD's, gasoline, and the cable company.In the free market your SUPPOSED to price wars, better service, better value. Last time I checked, buying a CD just got you the disc, some crappy cover art, and if your lucky, some pictures if you load it into your computer. Of course, you don't know what other software is being loaded if you put it in your computer.I would like to see a lawyer ballsy enough to file a class action lawsuit with all these industries. I'm all for a company for making a profit, but they should do so fairly.
entangledphysxJan 4, 2007
I believe the whole "dont buy their music" or "dont buy their products" DON'T work... why? Because no matter how many of us who are "in the know" about what these corporations/companies are doing, and no matter how many of us boycott their products/services, there will ALWAYS be a huge number of idiots out there who can't think for them selves, or those who just don't know what is going on, and they will continue to blindly support these evil industries/companies. And the number of those people are vastly more then us. Pisses me off, too.
blapierreJan 4, 2007
I don't see how they are "criminal in their intent". They are merely defending their intellectual property. If they don't defend it then they lose their rights to it. The answer is simple, just don't do business with them.
blapierreJan 4, 2007
Why do you care if some people feel it is in their best interest to purchase music from them? What harm is it doing to you? Absolutely none. Instead try to persuade people to your side instead of attacking companies who are acting within the law.
Closed AccountJan 4, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://www.indiecentre.com/info/article.cfm?CategoryID=0&ArticleID=25">http://www.indiecentre.com/info/article.cfm?CategoryID=0&ArticleID=25</a>This Steve Albini article should be posted in just about any thread regarding the music industry and independent musicians.
drmangrumJan 4, 2007
@blapierreThe criminal intent is that they fix the prices. There is no free market. Due to the trend of people getting their music online, record labels have seen a marked drop in their bottom lines. They use the legal system to make money. If the wholesale cost of a song is roughly 70 cents, and ~13 songs per cd, thats $9.10.This isnt the production cost, they have their profit built into that already. Last time I bought a CD, it costs me nearly $20. Thats more than 100% mark-up. MORE than enough room for a free market environment to see stiffer competition. It's the same thing with DVD's, gasoline, and the cable company.In the free market your SUPPOSED to price wars, better service, better value. Last time I checked, buying a CD just got you the disc, some crappy cover art, and if your lucky, some pictures if you load it into your computer. Of course, you don't know what other software is being loaded if you put it in your computer.I would like to see a lawyer ballsy enough to file a class action lawsuit with all these industries. I'm all for a company for making a profit, but they should do so fairly.
mister2Jan 4, 2007
@blapierre"Instead try to persuade people to your side instead of attacking companies who are acting within the law."And therein lies the problem. The law. The same one which has been twisted by the RIAA and friends.Here's an example. I'll let you do the rest of the research.<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act</a>
irchsJan 4, 2007
Surely <a class="user" href="http://www.tunecore.com">http://www.tunecore.com</a> gives you a rough estimate on how much the labels actually get from each download.Jan
mdfrakeJan 4, 2007
As a good man Chuck D once said, "Fight the power!"