You're forgetting promotion and advertising. And yes, most labels do lose money on artists. But they have a few big money-making artists (Britney Spears, J-lo, and the sort) that make up for most of their lost money.
I believe we will soon be entering the age of independent records. I've been preparing to record my solo debut record independently, and I will be distributing/promoting it myself. If in fact the record industry does collapse soon, I believe many artists are going to have to turn to independent labels and/or producing records themselves. Of course, with this route, one gets much less exposure than if a big league label was to be in charge. But I think that there can be ways around this.
If a new artist makes a CD, and begins promoting it, and selling online, eventually the word will get out. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's rather difficult to find and download independent music off of major file-sharing apps like Kazaa and Gnutella. So, in turn, this is a measure of the artists popularity. So if an independent artist can become popular enough for people to start downloading his music online, then this creates the potential to tour and perform live. And perhaps that's the ticket -- live performances could possibly make up for money lost on file sharing. As popularity grows, more money can be made off of live shows, and thus more albums can be produced, etc.
I'm sure I am leaving a lot of out of this theory, but it seems that there still may be some hope for the music business, in the form of independent labels and records.
I don't think Moby knows what he is talking about. I don't believe Pearl Jam have ever suffered and lost money due to the fact that fans were trading music on the internet, etc. Pearl Jam have sold an insane amount of record over the years, and they also have one of the largest fan bases of any band from the 90's. He may be referring to the trading of bootlegged concerts on the internet, which really doesn't hurt the band at all. In fact, Pearl Jam encourages this. Pearl Jam is the last band to be worried about technology ruining them. They exist to make music and let others enjoy it. Plus, any Pearl Jam CD that comes out will definitely sell.
I took the Advanced Placement Computer Science AB test last year and received a 5. Yes, hand-written code can be tedious and strenuous, but usually most exams note this and score according to the attempt. It was a painful task, but it also helped me in my psuedo coding quite a bit. Still, I wouldn't be suprised if I saw the exam move to an actual computer in the next few years.
I wonder how well the HandspringTreo compares to the Nokia 9290. They both seem fairly versatile, and I'll be interested to see which one becomes more popular.
What I would like to know is how this security company can obtain a user's email address. Doesn't that mean that they must have access to all of the ISP's user's information? And if so, wouldn't that be illegal for the ISP to disclose that information?
Star Wars: Episode VII: After recent speculation based on what sounded like a misinterpreted quote, George Lucas has finally and clearly ruled out further adventures after 'Jedi'. Lucas told Infobeat that he had PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED the idea but has since canned it totally - "I thought it might be fun to bring Carrie (Fisher) and Mark (Hammill) and Harrison (Ford) back when they're 65 and make another movie with them. But I'm going to be over 60 when I finish this and it takes 10 years to do a trilogy. I'm not going to spend my last 10 years doing Star Wars". Thanks to 'Trey'.
My final rant is that if Lucas was in it SOLELY for the money he would have made 10 SW films by now and 7 of them would be cheap crappy films (see Star Trek). Also he would have shown them on as many screens as possible instead of limiting them to the ones with digital sound.
Sure he likes a profit as much as anyone, but he is also SW's biggest and best fan.
Lucas is in it solely for the money. The original Star Wars movies were the first movies to introduce merchandising. Toys, books, coffee mugs, lunchboxes, you name it. There has to be at least one of every type of novelty item you can buy that has a "Star Wars" theme.
Therefore, it doesn't matter how many screens his new movie is shown on, or how much money he makes off of the film. That's why he can be picky about where the movie is shown. He will make millions off of the toys and video games and other various merchandise relation to AOTC. He knows he's got a giant following, people eager to buy in to anything he feeds them, and he will use that to make his profit.
I have to change the radiator fluid in my computer. Perhaps the colder regions will require anti-freeze (no longer for just software, for hardware as well)
From what I have heard, Lucas fires the ILM employees who greet him as he passes through. He is hardly a man who cares about his fans; He doesn't even care about his employees.
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Works pretty well.
A good book to read that covers this topic is Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records by none other than Tim Sweeney.
I believe we will soon be entering the age of independent records. I've been preparing to record my solo debut record independently, and I will be distributing/promoting it myself. If in fact the record industry does collapse soon, I believe many artists are going to have to turn to independent labels and/or producing records themselves. Of course, with this route, one gets much less exposure than if a big league label was to be in charge. But I think that there can be ways around this.
If a new artist makes a CD, and begins promoting it, and selling online, eventually the word will get out. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's rather difficult to find and download independent music off of major file-sharing apps like Kazaa and Gnutella. So, in turn, this is a measure of the artists popularity. So if an independent artist can become popular enough for people to start downloading his music online, then this creates the potential to tour and perform live. And perhaps that's the ticket -- live performances could possibly make up for money lost on file sharing. As popularity grows, more money can be made off of live shows, and thus more albums can be produced, etc.
I'm sure I am leaving a lot of out of this theory, but it seems that there still may be some hope for the music business, in the form of independent labels and records.
..a crazed fan staying up 32 hours straight playing this game. Instant death for sure.
It's great! When the boss comes around the corner, you don't have to minimize the window! Screenshots of Invisible IRC are in the link below.
It's basically just a giant Rumble Pack?
I don't think Moby knows what he is talking about. I don't believe Pearl Jam have ever suffered and lost money due to the fact that fans were trading music on the internet, etc. Pearl Jam have sold an insane amount of record over the years, and they also have one of the largest fan bases of any band from the 90's. He may be referring to the trading of bootlegged concerts on the internet, which really doesn't hurt the band at all. In fact, Pearl Jam encourages this. Pearl Jam is the last band to be worried about technology ruining them. They exist to make music and let others enjoy it. Plus, any Pearl Jam CD that comes out will definitely sell.
I took the Advanced Placement Computer Science AB test last year and received a 5. Yes, hand-written code can be tedious and strenuous, but usually most exams note this and score according to the attempt. It was a painful task, but it also helped me in my psuedo coding quite a bit. Still, I wouldn't be suprised if I saw the exam move to an actual computer in the next few years.
I don't think "Microsoft" and "hack-proof" should EVER be used in the same sentence again.
BAD, ZDNet! BAD!
I wonder how well the Handspring Treo compares to the Nokia 9290. They both seem fairly versatile, and I'll be interested to see which one becomes more popular.
What I would like to know is how this security company can obtain a user's email address. Doesn't that mean that they must have access to all of the ISP's user's information? And if so, wouldn't that be illegal for the ISP to disclose that information?
-Taken directly from darkhorizons.com
Is this a 21 and over venue, 18 and over, or all ages? I have some friends who may be interested in attending...
...that the Silicon Valley will one day be called the "Nanotube Valley"?
Lucas is in it solely for the money. The original Star Wars movies were the first movies to introduce merchandising. Toys, books, coffee mugs, lunchboxes, you name it. There has to be at least one of every type of novelty item you can buy that has a "Star Wars" theme. Therefore, it doesn't matter how many screens his new movie is shown on, or how much money he makes off of the film. That's why he can be picky about where the movie is shown. He will make millions off of the toys and video games and other various merchandise relation to AOTC. He knows he's got a giant following, people eager to buy in to anything he feeds them, and he will use that to make his profit.
I have to change the radiator fluid in my computer. Perhaps the colder regions will require anti-freeze (no longer for just software, for hardware as well)
From what I have heard, Lucas fires the ILM employees who greet him as he passes through. He is hardly a man who cares about his fans; He doesn't even care about his employees.