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

[reSet Sakrecoer <sakrecoer@xxxxxxxxx>]

ok sorry....
i like to exagerate numbers... it ahs to do with my hate/love relation to
maths

but if you can read swedish, they say: "280-320 miljoner dollar"
http://www.last.fm/user/arrdis/journal/2007/05/30/437954/

On Jan 30, 2008 4:06 PM, reSet Sakrecoer <sakrecoer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> well this is why i like faritilizer.com so far....
>
> it is free, totaly free, but also commercial free! :)
>
> i don't mind downlaoding being free. I mind the hypocrisy...
>
> and last.fm was sold for over 3 billions.... (american billions) i know it
> from an insider.
> people that creaeted last.fm used to sleep in the office. No they probalby
> have a yot...
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 3:59 PM, john saylor <js0000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > hola
> >
> > On 1/30/08, reSet Sakrecoer <sakrecoer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I'm just sensing that they are trying to inverse the industry, but on
> > our
> > > level: the indpendent level. Making us pay for distribution, where the
> > music
> > > should pay the artist AND the distributor.... not only the
> > > distributor.(hobby or not it is ALOT of time and energy we spend
> > right?) And
> > > it is important that we stay aware of the undefinable value of our
> > art!
> >
> > a very insightful analysis.
> >
> > of course, turning music into money is not an exact algebra.
> > ['undefinable value of our art'] and i don't know how much money there
> > is in the last.fm pie. i think there is money in the myspace pie, but
> > this is in many ways because it is a date service as well as a music
> > service [still, music viewers bring eyeballs to the site].
> >
> > what would be better?
> >
> > some kinda microcurrency? [0.01 cent per click]
> > non monetary value? [free downloads every N clicks]
> > profit sharing per download [$.20 per song downloaded]
> >
> > something else?
> >
> > i think it is a good use of some of our valuable time to think about a
> > better way to organize this kinda thing. the old music industry is
> > dieing- but it's fighting all the way down. what does the new music
> > industry look like?
> >
> > as political activists i know say, 'another world is possible!'
> >
> > --
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