Someone else who understands what is going on with the collusion between the RIAA and the major record labels!
What you have to understand is that the amount of money floating round in the record industry from people buying music will remain pretty much constant despite the state of any file sharing apps. Some people will always try and spend as little as possible on music - some people will always be searching for new music and willing to spend money on that rare 12" promo.
BUT!
What the Major Record labels know (i'm still not sure whether the RIAA knows this or not) is that their position as controllers of music channels (i.e. the radio, the featured artists of record stores etc) is under threat from these file sharing apps. Not only this but it isn't a rival that is wrestling control away but the consumers themselves - the very same people who they starve of music and subject to manufactured bands / pop acts.
This means that people will be able to sample all kinda of music and will find that they like music not on the major labels rosta. Hence money that would be spent on the major labels artists now goes to an artist on an independent label.
THERE WILL BE A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH WITHIN THE RECORD INDUSTRY AWAY FROM THE EXECUTIVES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF MAJOR RECORD LABELS TO THE ARTISTS WHO ARE ON INDEPENDENT LABELS.
this is what the major labels fear.
The ironic thing is all they would need to do to prevent themselves from becoming extent in this new market is to STOP BEING PROFIT CENTRIC AND TO BECOME ARTIST CENTRIC!!
And the executives who run these companies can't even see this!!!!!
As an recording artist myself I respect copyright. However - I also have to say that your effective desctruction of the audiogalaxy service is yet another blow to artists everywhere.
When i began using napster as a means of learning about new artists the amount of money i spent on music purchases doubled. When i subsequently found audiogalaxy and its unique groups feature my spending on music doubled again. The reason for this is that i was being exposed to exciting new music that was being sent to me by people who had themselves discovered that exciting new music.
Once again you failed to see the artists point of view and have succeeded in preserving the exploitative and profit centric attitude of the major record labels.
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Someone else who understands what is going on with the collusion between the RIAA and the major record labels!
What you have to understand is that the amount of money floating round in the record industry from people buying music will remain pretty much constant despite the state of any file sharing apps. Some people will always try and spend as little as possible on music - some people will always be searching for new music and willing to spend money on that rare 12" promo.
BUT!
What the Major Record labels know (i'm still not sure whether the RIAA knows this or not) is that their position as controllers of music channels (i.e. the radio, the featured artists of record stores etc) is under threat from these file sharing apps. Not only this but it isn't a rival that is wrestling control away but the consumers themselves - the very same people who they starve of music and subject to manufactured bands / pop acts.
This means that people will be able to sample all kinda of music and will find that they like music not on the major labels rosta. Hence money that would be spent on the major labels artists now goes to an artist on an independent label.
THERE WILL BE A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH WITHIN THE RECORD INDUSTRY AWAY FROM THE EXECUTIVES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF MAJOR RECORD LABELS TO THE ARTISTS WHO ARE ON INDEPENDENT LABELS.
this is what the major labels fear.
The ironic thing is all they would need to do to prevent themselves from becoming extent in this new market is to STOP BEING PROFIT CENTRIC AND TO BECOME ARTIST CENTRIC!!
And the executives who run these companies can't even see this!!!!!
I too sent the following email to the RIAA:
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As an recording artist myself I respect copyright. However - I also have to say that your effective desctruction of the audiogalaxy service is yet another blow to artists everywhere.
When i began using napster as a means of learning about new artists the amount of money i spent on music purchases doubled. When i subsequently found audiogalaxy and its unique groups feature my spending on music doubled again. The reason for this is that i was being exposed to exciting new music that was being sent to me by people who had themselves discovered that exciting new music.
Once again you failed to see the artists point of view and have succeeded in preserving the exploitative and profit centric attitude of the major record labels.
Thankyou very much.