news.com — Very early in a discussion with Trent Reznor, the front man for the band Nine Inch Nails, it's obvious how highly he prizes his collaboration with musician Saul Williams on the album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust. Saul Williams and Trent Reznor(Credit: Atticus Ross)Reznor produced and helped bankroll
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s810Jan 11, 2008
Noone wants free music? Really? Wow.. I'll be sure and tell the majority, the hundreds of millions of torrent music pirates in the world. You be sure tell the small minority that actually pay for music online!
korlithielJan 11, 2008
To tell the truth, it doesn't matter the fee it is that everyone would pay and every artist would get an equal share - not needing equal marit would simply mean those with no talent or even those with just a tape recorder could get an even slice of the pie.Not to mention those who only listen to the radio like my dad, or those who only listen to others music in passing beyond watching TV like my mom would both have to pay for a service they didn't request or have any use for. Not to mention someone like me who tends to only bother obtaining new music every few months would be paying for more then just a service I wouldn't use often enough to make it worth the money but would also be paying for artists I would normally refuse to support at gun point.
surianJan 11, 2008
I downloaded the album for free. Listened to it, liked it, and then paid for it and redownloaded the lossless version of it.In the figures that Trent posted he shows how many people downloaded for free and how many paid... well, I'm in there two times. Once for free and once as paying and I have a feeling that I'm not the only one who did that.
electrifriedJan 12, 2008
The tax idea is pretty stupid to say the least. I highly doubt that model would work in the real world - and I reckon a LOT of people would protest against it. People dont want to support artists they dont like - plain and simple. Plus that idea is open to all sorts of manipulation by the isp companies and whatnot. Its just like selling a book or something - if people don't like it they aren't going to buy it. But at least you get to read a few pages before you do buy it. I think Trent should just stop thinking in terms of CD sales and start thinking in terms of digital sales. Physical and digital sales are extremely different and the music biz is now extremely competitive these days with a more even ground for newer bands to work on. Just because Saul had the name 'Trent Reznor' attached to it, doesn't mean that his albums gunna be awesome. Though I would have loved to see the stats had Trent Reznor not advertised him being the producer of the album...now that woulda been interesting. You could've probably cut down the amount of downloads by 3/4's - not because people like to pirate but because his album was just plain s**teous.
mikeexplosivoJan 12, 2008
Apparently, talent is in the eyes of the beholder, he is a poet. I think people just like to bash him without giving his music a real chance.
myfilthyheartJan 22, 2008
so uhh... everyone should probably go to nin.com and read the main page, where trent clears up the fact that he obviously does NOT support isp tax. just a thought...