From this article Mike Godwin: "I'm sure it's going to freak them out. The free ride is over." Yes, the free ride on consumers has been over years ago. One-hit wonders, price-fixing, pre-packaged artists. We're tired of it. With P2P networks we've learned your tricks, and we've decided to do something about it. Combined with a bad economy, the mystery of lost sales is no more. Well, you haven't been losing money. More like you've been getting money you shouldn't have gotten in the first place. You need to put your sales figures in perspective and learn to give the consumers what they want at a reasonable price in a format they desire. Also, don't screw the hands that feed you (the artists and consumers).
"You have to look at exactly who are your customers," he [Carey Sherman, RIAA President] said. "You could say the same thing about shoplifters -- are you worried about alienating them?"
Good going Carey. Equate 57M potential and current customers to criminals. This must be brilliant marketing. "We hate you! Buy the new Britney Spears record!" --I had a strizzoke in my brizzain!
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From this article Mike Godwin: "I'm sure it's going to freak them out. The free ride is over." Yes, the free ride on consumers has been over years ago. One-hit wonders, price-fixing, pre-packaged artists. We're tired of it. With P2P networks we've learned your tricks, and we've decided to do something about it. Combined with a bad economy, the mystery of lost sales is no more. Well, you haven't been losing money. More like you've been getting money you shouldn't have gotten in the first place. You need to put your sales figures in perspective and learn to give the consumers what they want at a reasonable price in a format they desire. Also, don't screw the hands that feed you (the artists and consumers).
"You have to look at exactly who are your customers," he [Carey Sherman, RIAA President] said. "You could say the same thing about shoplifters -- are you worried about alienating them?" Good going Carey. Equate 57M potential and current customers to criminals. This must be brilliant marketing. "We hate you! Buy the new Britney Spears record!"
--I had a strizzoke in my brizzain!