Regardless of the parallels between Love And Clinton, a good point is being made here.
I mean, how two-faced can the industry get? They gladly starve out their top artists for the first 6-8 months of contract so that they might line their pockets with misbegotton gains. Then they turn around and pass the industries problems on to the easiest possible targets, the kids.
Hello!?! I hate to say it, but the 12-16 year olds are the most loyal and die-hard when it comes to new talent. By stomping on their fingers (Metallica, Dr.Dre) you alienate future fans with, yes, disposable income. All of this has been said before, (on Slashdot, even) how many times will it have to be repeated before it is understood? I am by no means claiming the Napster is not allowing illeagal copies of recordings out on the market, to do that would be idiotic. But as much as the industry jacks up the price of CD's (a nickle to make and 12.99 to buy, if you're at Best Buy) can you blame kids with only a $20 in their pocket for trying to get a sneak preview before they buy? I don't.
This is exactly what happens when the public's media sources, which we look to to inform us unbiased, attend to a political agenda instead of giving us cold hard facts. Until the majority of the population stops believing everything they read and holding it up as gospel, we as open source advocates will continue to be crucified for the 'criminals' the public has been told we are. If Joe Public understood how much we are the front-runners for technologies he/she will be using later on, they would take up our cause in a second instead of remaining a part of the unwashed masses. "The revolution has ALWAYS been televised. You just have to know where and how to look" -RLT
My question is, why be particular? Just create a SpinDoctor Module, where you can choose from some of the greatest spindoctors of all time, including legal council funded by the Corporation Who's Name Need Not Be Mentioned! Hey all you slashdotter's write in with suggestions of your favorite spindoctor to be included!
I'm gonna get flamed, I know. But I think I can say this because I cannot be counted as a white male making a racist comment. I'm finding that many minorities, relatives included, have monkies on their backs that tell them 'blame it on the MAN, man!' when ever something goes wrong. To them I say, get off it! Suck it up and accept that we don't live in a perfect world and everyone not your color isn't out to get you. There are better things for you to expend your energies on.
I just read the letter. How....I can even express how refreshing it is to see that someone is willing to kill with kindness the Corporation Whose Name Need Not Be Spoken. I just want the hear tow words hellz and yeah. Can I get one from the congregation?
I am only a moderate fan of Metalica, but I know plenty people who have spoken to me at length on the issue, enough so that I can concretely form an opinion and a stance. I've come to wonder how a band, who in the past has been 'all about the fans' has pulled a total 180 and decided to pioneer such a bold move. This does not sound like the Metallica many have come to know and love. I think that maybe the same person(s) responsible for such things as 'Hanson' and the 'Spice Girls' is also at work behind the scenes of this fiasco. In truth, I think that the mp3 format has done much to bolster the music industry. I recall hearing that the music industry, despite their complaints of lost sales, has a great year in terms of albums sold, with a projected INCREASE of sales. So what is the problem? I am wiling to bet the farm Metallica is far from going hungry due to insufficent funds, Dr. Dre, too. Truth be told, I have bought more CD's, and of various genres, since I have access to almost any concieveable song writen in the past 40 or so years. The record companies defeat themselves, and I'll tell you how. Record Moguls, are you taking notes? (1) The market serves only to target groups that are seen as profitable per music genre, when in truth, that Puff Daddy fan could become a closet Korn worshiper, and vice versa. The advent of MP3's allows that person to sample a taste of what's on the record to find out if that's really what they want. And once you're hooked on a band, all you want is more. Trust me, this isn't just speculation. I live in the real world, it works. (2) This is horrible PR. By allowing these kind of actions by bands, it alienates the fans, who will in turn follow the bands that are embracing the digital revolution, and they are out there. These will be your big sellers of the future. It is time for the dinosuars to roll over and die. Sometimes progress is inevitable, to fight it is to make yourself obsolete. And all of the debate over digital music between fat hog corporatiana and middle class 12 to 24 internet surfers is going to come to a close very soon. I don't think anyone needs to be reminded who ultimately needs to win.
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Regardless of the parallels between Love And Clinton, a good point is being made here.
I mean, how two-faced can the industry get? They gladly starve out their top artists for the first 6-8 months of contract so that they might line their pockets with misbegotton gains. Then they turn around and pass the industries problems on to the easiest possible targets, the kids.
Hello!?! I hate to say it, but the 12-16 year olds are the most loyal and die-hard when it comes to new talent. By stomping on their fingers (Metallica, Dr.Dre) you alienate future fans with, yes, disposable income. All of this has been said before, (on Slashdot, even) how many times will it have to be repeated before it is understood? I am by no means claiming the Napster is not allowing illeagal copies of recordings out on the market, to do that would be idiotic. But as much as the industry jacks up the price of CD's (a nickle to make and 12.99 to buy, if you're at Best Buy) can you blame kids with only a $20 in their pocket for trying to get a sneak preview before they buy? I don't.
This is exactly what happens when the public's media sources, which we look to to inform us unbiased, attend to a political agenda instead of giving us cold hard facts. Until the majority of the population stops believing everything they read and holding it up as gospel, we as open source advocates will continue to be crucified for the 'criminals' the public has been told we are. If Joe Public understood how much we are the front-runners for technologies he/she will be using later on, they would take up our cause in a second instead of remaining a part of the unwashed masses.
"The revolution has ALWAYS been televised. You just have to know where and how to look" -RLT
My question is, why be particular? Just create a SpinDoctor Module, where you can choose from some of the greatest spindoctors of all time, including legal council funded by the Corporation Who's Name Need Not Be Mentioned! Hey all you slashdotter's write in with suggestions of your favorite spindoctor to be included!
I'm gonna get flamed, I know. But I think I can say this because I cannot be counted as a white male making a racist comment. I'm finding that many minorities, relatives included, have monkies on their backs that tell them 'blame it on the MAN, man!' when ever something goes wrong. To them I say, get off it! Suck it up and accept that we don't live in a perfect world and everyone not your color isn't out to get you. There are better things for you to expend your energies on.
I just read the letter. How....I can even express how refreshing it is to see that someone is willing to kill with kindness the Corporation Whose Name Need Not Be Spoken. I just want the hear tow words hellz and yeah. Can I get one from the congregation?
I am only a moderate fan of Metalica, but I know plenty people who have spoken to me at length on the issue, enough so that I can concretely form an opinion and a stance. I've come to wonder how a band, who in the past has been 'all about the fans' has pulled a total 180 and decided to pioneer such a bold move. This does not sound like the Metallica many have come to know and love. I think that maybe the same person(s) responsible for such things as 'Hanson' and the 'Spice Girls' is also at work behind the scenes of this fiasco.
In truth, I think that the mp3 format has done much to bolster the music industry. I recall hearing that the music industry, despite their complaints of lost sales, has a great year in terms of albums sold, with a projected INCREASE of sales. So what is the problem? I am wiling to bet the farm Metallica is far from going hungry due to insufficent funds, Dr. Dre, too.
Truth be told, I have bought more CD's, and of various genres, since I have access to almost any concieveable song writen in the past 40 or so years. The record companies defeat themselves, and I'll tell you how. Record Moguls, are you taking notes? (1) The market serves only to target groups that are seen as profitable per music genre, when in truth, that Puff Daddy fan could become a closet Korn worshiper, and vice versa. The advent of MP3's allows that person to sample a taste of what's on the record to find out if that's really what they want. And once you're hooked on a band, all you want is more. Trust me, this isn't just speculation. I live in the real world, it works. (2) This is horrible PR. By allowing these kind of actions by bands, it alienates the fans, who will in turn follow the bands that are embracing the digital revolution, and they are out there. These will be your big sellers of the future.
It is time for the dinosuars to roll over and die. Sometimes progress is inevitable, to fight it is to make yourself obsolete. And all of the debate over digital music between fat hog corporatiana and middle class 12 to 24 internet surfers is going to come to a close very soon. I don't think anyone needs to be reminded who ultimately needs to win.