RE: [microsound] Re: fileswapping is killing the record industry

[David Fodel <DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i am in agreement here... I have a 14 year old son who has not bought a CD
in ages... he downloads everything and makes his own custom CD's, gives them
to friends as gifts etc... I don't really care what effect it has on the
"music industry"... it saves him time and money (my money).

As far as I am concerned the "music industry" blew their chance at
capitalizing on the internet... although I am not sure they ever had a
chance.

David Fodel
Publishing Systems Manager
Wild Oats Markets
3375 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301
Direct: 720-562-4831
Fax: 303-938-8474


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> From: 	Janne Mårtensgård
> Reply To: 	microsound
> Sent: 	Friday, March 1, 2002 8:27 AM
> To: 	'microsound'
> Subject: 	SV: [microsound] Re: fileswapping is killing the record
> industry
> 
> The Raging Consciousness Desk wrote:
> > Looks to me that Alicia Keys, U2,
> > Brittany and Madonna are not hurting for cash - and the 
> > underground is not suffering one whit from
> > lack of sales. Look for a nearly 100% sell-out rate on FAX, 
> > Muslimgauze, 12K etc...
> > Of course this is IMHO.
> 
> The reason FAX, 12K etc are selling out all stock is that they print only
> as
> many albums as they anticipate being able to sell. That means extremely
> limited runs. The argument that mp3:s are not hurting small labels since
> they do sell all albums they press is therefore incorrect.
> However, the smaller labels, especially those concentrating on "fringe"
> music, are probably hurt less than the majors. This list is not at all
> representative of the public at large - yes, mp3:s make us buy more albums
> because we discover new music through it, yes, we mind audio quality and
> yes, the music we are looking for is quite often out of print/hard to
> find.
> 
> To the average Britney listener this means *nothing*.
> A 128kbps file is adequate enough - it will only be pumped out through
> substandard stereo equipment anyway. The music the Britney listener
> downloads is music we're all exposed to daily through mainstream radio and
> television. The albums are readily available anywhere, so there's no need
> for any album fetishization. What's more, most of the average Britney
> listeners out there are teenagers, with extremely limited amounts of cash.
> There's no way in hell they are going to cease copying BabyOneMoreTime.mp3
> out of respect for the artist.
> 
> //j
> 
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