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Re: [microsound] law and order at last.fm

THe question is not if i want to make money with it. The question is who is
supposed to earn from your music, knowing that it could be a potential
source of income.

Is it you? Or the people who promote it?
In the best case: both.
In the last.fm case. CBS.



On Jan 30, 2008 2:25 PM, Sietse Van Erve <sietse.van.erve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Probably if you want to do it for the money indeed last.fm is not the
> best option. Though, they also have options to sell music.
> But besides that, i don't know what you make, but considering you are
> on this list for making money with music a change in style would
> probably be the best option.
>
> I myself do not care about the money that much. It's nice if i get
> some, but I like it more if my music gets widespread among the people
> who like the kind of i do.
>
> Sietse
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 2:11 PM, reSet Sakrecoer <sakrecoer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > nothing has changed except a few dozen extra paragraphs... :P
> > i don't realy see a probem with this neither... but i don't feel i want
> to
> > use it as a radio station knowing, that if i paid, there would be bigger
> > chances for my music to reach out....
> >
> > back in the days, artists got paid for airplay, now it's the other way
> > arround!
> > Like they say in the US and A:  "great business opportunity!"
> >
> >
> > On Jan 30, 2008 1:59 PM, Sietse Van Erve <sietse.van.erve@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I feel that some people are negative towards last.fm since it has been
> > > bought by CBS, but nothing has changed regarding rights about the
> > > music and similar things. I don't see a problem in this.
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > Sietse
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 30, 2008 1:19 PM, reSet Sakrecoer <sakrecoer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > don't let yourself go too far!
> > > > it's defenitley not the same as myspace, and the list has alot of
> > > > interesting topics... filter with your choice!! ;)
> > > >
> > > > but still i wonder about beeing an active artist on last.fm....$
> > > >
> > > > why don't we let the audience do the work?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 30, 2008 1:06 PM, chmafu nocords <chmafu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your answer.
> > > > > Yes, I think Sun Ra is a great example. He would have been banned
> from
> > > > > last.fm within seconds.
> > > > > And just like you, I can't see why many people on this list love
> > > last.fm
> > > > > while hating myspace so much. What's the difference?
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe I was wrong and this list IS the right place to discuss
> these
> > > > > things.
> > > > >
> > > > > Greetings from a Venusian who feels pretty lost on this planet
> :-))
> > > > > maru
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > even thou i understand the possible feeling of unserioussness
> your
> > > > > writing
> > > > > > could give, i'm sollidary to you. I believe sunra would have
> written
> > > > > > something similar if he had to promote himself. Last.fm is not
> > > > > > audioscrobbler anymore. It is a new way for majors to build
> > > > > > direct-to-user-charts, that will, in the future, help the
> > > localisation
> > > > > of
> > > > > > potential bigger money generators...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm actualy surprised how popular this service is among
> > > microsounders...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /reSet
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > chmafu nocords - www.nocords.net
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> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > >
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