British Music Rights (BMR), an organization that represents British Academy of Composers & Songwriters, Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society, Music Publishers Association, and Performing Right Society. They've just published the results of a new study that looks at how young people, primarily between the ages of 14 and 25, feel about music and artists. More to the point, it discusses ... [ read the full article ]
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NEWSFLASH - Most young people would prefer FREE music!
NEWSFLASH - Most young people don't understand business or economics. Well... most old people don't understand economics either.
As far as I know, no artist has ever "made it big" without the backing of an "evil" record company. (Of course, once the artist is successful and they've fufilled their contract, they don't need the label anymore.)
Originally posted by DVDdoug: NEWSFLASH - Most young people would prefer FREE music!
How young is young?
Most people would prefer free, but this wouldn't be good for music in general!
NEWSFLASH - Most young people don't understand business or economics. Well... most old people don't understand economics either.
It seems most of the music execs are in this boat too! Life preserver anyone?
As far as I know, no artist has ever "made it big" without the backing of an "evil" record company. (Of course, once the artist is successful and they've fufilled their contract, they don't need the label anymore.)
True but this was before the advent of something called the internet. If the riaa would get their nose out of the small bands business, i.e. collecting royalties they never see unless they are a "member", you might see a band or two make it big.
Ya I gave 10 to a group on myspace because I liked their tunes and had a interesting talk with the guy that ran it (London after midnight), I would rather prefer to find my own daa and donate to the ones I belive deserve the money, I sure as hell wont give me money to the vile retail outlets and media mafia....
I buy way more cds nowadays solely because of Amazon. Most of their albums are like $10.99 or less. Usually its like $9.99 or less for the stuff I buy. The MP3 version is like $8.99. I'm not big on getting a physical copy, but if its only $1 more, i'll take it. Then you get free shipping if you spend $25 or more so I usually end up spending more than I expected but for some reason its ok to me.
I guess thats the result they were looking for when they hatched the pricing scheme.
Originally posted by atomicxl: I buy way more cds nowadays solely because of Amazon. Most of their albums are like $10.99 or less. Usually its like $9.99 or less for the stuff I buy. The MP3 version is like $8.99. I'm not big on getting a physical copy, but if its only $1 more, i'll take it. Then you get free shipping if you spend $25 or more so I usually end up spending more than I expected but for some reason its ok to me.
I guess thats the result they were looking for when they hatched the pricing scheme.
ya be that free shipping is only avalbile on some items...
If the singer or group does a song I like, which I usually get as a freebie from the Amazon.com website, then I'll pay for an album as soon as I get paid.
I have no problem paying a fair price for services rendered, as long as I know it is going to the person that created what I like to hear.
