The Customer is Always Wrong

McSpew writes "Hackers author Steven Levy so far is the only person in the mainstream press to pick up on the the travesty of the SSSCA hearings. He points out that only the media giants could be so stupid as to think treating their customers like criminals will increase sales." Steven's a very smart guy - and very well said on this issue.

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Stupid Record Companies

[TheShadow]

Ok... first of all, they are selling something that everyone has the ability to copy. These are called CDs.

They are complaining about something that everyone has teh ability to copy. These are called MP3s.

They make money off CDs despite the fact that they can be copied.

Then why are they not selling MP3s?

Put the MP3 versions of songs right on the CD. Maybe people will buy more CDs to get higher quality MP3s.

But they won't do it... because they are stupid.

I wish I had the money to start a record label. Because I would put MP3s in different bitrates (low for MP3 players, high for your computer, etc) right on the CD. So it could be playing in your car stereo... copied to your computer or MP3 player... without any ripping software... or downloading... and all in high-quality.

I would also allow people to buy a CD online and download the MP3 version while they wait for the CD to be shipped to them.

People make money off things that can easily be copied all the time. You just need to give someone a reason to shell out the cash.