I tend to agree.
I have been playing WOW for as long as it has been out and I have never been kicked out of an instance as described in the "instructions". You think it would have happened to me at least once... : )
It MAY be true but I also think it could be the hacker sites pulling a dirty trick in frustration for not being able to create real hacks. Or it could even be a way for them to create server instability in order to take advantage of it in some other way.
Hard to know the real story, but I don't see any reason to trust the motivations of hacker communities.
Hell, it could just be someone's idea of a funny practical joke.
To be clear, I am also concerned with what I would call smaller record labels, they are home to some of my favorite music.
But my real concern is the "smallest" labels... Independent Artists. Often times these artists are making music that is so far off the beaten path that the only option is to self publish or sometimes even they simply don't want to sign that printed piece of crime that record companies call a "contract".
Have you considered how to handle Independent artists? Many of us are struggling to be heard at all, and this could really help... a service with big promotion $$$, that will actually get used and explored. I can understand if you are worried about quality of the average indie release and don't want to be in the business of filtering the good from the bad but so many of the indie artists are so good there HAS to be a way to work it out. I would suggest it could be an isolated Independent artist category and if the database racks up a certain number of sales then they could be added to the general mix. or something to that effect.
Having content from the big 5 is great but try not to forget the little guys. We have be distributing our music online for years. If we are left behind when the cash starts to actually flow then April 28 2003 could go down as a real sad day for us... The day we could no longer compete with the big record companies, on any level.
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I tend to agree. I have been playing WOW for as long as it has been out and I have never been kicked out of an instance as described in the "instructions". You think it would have happened to me at least once... : ) It MAY be true but I also think it could be the hacker sites pulling a dirty trick in frustration for not being able to create real hacks. Or it could even be a way for them to create server instability in order to take advantage of it in some other way. Hard to know the real story, but I don't see any reason to trust the motivations of hacker communities. Hell, it could just be someone's idea of a funny practical joke.
Did you see my linked comparison above? Essentially it illustrates what you are saying. Doc.
I threw it into PS and adjusted the levels real quick to see for myself and its clearly a cut and past job. Here are my results side by side with a screenshot I took... Enjoy! http://homepage.mac.com/murdockscott/otherimages/d upeFake.jpg
Doc.
To be clear, I am also concerned with what I would call smaller record labels, they are home to some of my favorite music.
But my real concern is the "smallest" labels... Independent Artists. Often times these artists are making music that is so far off the beaten path that the only option is to self publish or sometimes even they simply don't want to sign that printed piece of crime that record companies call a "contract".
Doc.
http://www.paynesgrey.net
Apple,
Have you considered how to handle Independent artists? Many of us are struggling to be heard at all, and this could really help... a service with big promotion $$$, that will actually get used and explored. I can understand if you are worried about quality of the average indie release and don't want to be in the business of filtering the good from the bad but so many of the indie artists are so good there HAS to be a way to work it out. I would suggest it could be an isolated Independent artist category and if the database racks up a certain number of sales then they could be added to the general mix. or something to that effect.
Having content from the big 5 is great but try not to forget the little guys. We have be distributing our music online for years. If we are left behind when the cash starts to actually flow then April 28 2003 could go down as a real sad day for us... The day we could no longer compete with the big record companies, on any level.
Murdock Scott
www.paynesgrey.net