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ddarko789May 19, 2011
Step 1) Piracy
Step 2) ????
Step 3) Profit
blackjackjesterMay 19, 2011
1) Piracy
2) Good PR
3) Profit
bdbrMay 19, 2011
That informal advertising is a big part of the independent label market...the only part of the music business that is growing.
The RIAA represents the part of the music business that is shrinking, so of course they want to cut this off. Unfortunately they're mostly selling to a listener base that doesn't really care that much about music, and will just move on to the next new thing when it comes out (so why buy anything?).
angelosmobileMay 19, 2011
This is a very good point and one I wish more people would take a second to try to understand. The music business is not what it once was and will never be its a failing system. Apparently nobody ever taught the record execs to adapt with a changing market.
Things that worked 20 years ago don't anymore the internet has played a big part in that. Learn adapt change. Any good Indie artist can and will tell you that giving music away is a part of the business, it builds more fans more fans equals more money, bigger shows, etc. Sure they may not be buying cd's but thats only one small part of how a musician makes there money.
Lets face it, in all honesty the RIAA isn't worried about how much money any particular artist is making, contrary to what they would have you believe, its all about how much they can make.
news4geeksMay 19, 2011
as for me big companies are interested in some 'piracy' its lieke 'free advertizing'. On first look it seems 'a loss' but they gain more market becuse if 'piracy advertizing'
also if you ever watched 'Pirages of Silicaon Valley' you can see - piracy is very profitable :)
http://news4geeks.net/
ivanalbrightMay 19, 2011
Ideally the author / artist / etc should be able to decide whether or not to make it available in this way, and some will try to do just that because of examples like this.
But I do know that none of us would be happy spending a year of our lives writing a book, hoping to at least get a livable wage for the time spent, then have it never sell because your potential audience just downloads it onto a kindle for free.
casper_mottozoaMay 19, 2011
It's a weak argument, as the best case for it is that crappy novelty book that will go the way of the pet rock, Ed Hardy clothing and Snuggies. It's the exception.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
blackjackjesterMay 19, 2011
So? This "exception" made it vastly more popular and lucrative than it every would have been normally. Sure, it's no Tolstoy, but 99% of books out today won't be known in 20 years anyway. What it has achieved is more or less every authors dream.