One of my professors was a student of Timothy Leary's during the days when he and many others were doing excellent research on LSD. According to him, Harvard's ethics board had approved research on GRADUATE students only, and when it was revealed that a few UNDERGRADUATE students were at one of Leary's "research" parties they immediately slammed the door on any LSD research at any University.
I think that the price of RIAA downloads will pretty quickly be dictated by market forces; some of the "legit" services will come to offer cheap independants, and then some RIAA artists will break rank to be cheaper, too. Don't forget that new technologies do more than just cut out all of the distribution costs, they also cut out the price of studio time, of promotion, and of scouting for new talent. The only thing that stays the same is touring. I'd say they should try to make a profit from the musical tour scene which remains an essential tool for promotion for many bands. The RIAA execs should learn to drive truck, haul amps, and monkey up scaffolding.
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One of my professors was a student of Timothy Leary's during the days when he and many others were doing excellent research on LSD. According to him, Harvard's ethics board had approved research on GRADUATE students only, and when it was revealed that a few UNDERGRADUATE students were at one of Leary's "research" parties they immediately slammed the door on any LSD research at any University.
I think that the price of RIAA downloads will pretty quickly be dictated by market forces; some of the "legit" services will come to offer cheap independants, and then some RIAA artists will break rank to be cheaper, too.
Don't forget that new technologies do more than just cut out all of the distribution costs, they also cut out the price of studio time, of promotion, and of scouting for new talent. The only thing that stays the same is touring.
I'd say they should try to make a profit from the musical tour scene which remains an essential tool for promotion for many bands. The RIAA execs should learn to drive truck, haul amps, and monkey up scaffolding.