theearthisround
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:03 PM
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Music industry, file-swappers square off |
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5471478.htmlThe largest copyright infringement case in Australian history began Monday as Sydney-based Sharman Networks and other "respondents" involved with peer-to-peer software Kazaa faced 30 record company "applicants" from Australia, North America and Europe.
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maxsolomon
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:29 PM
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1. they hate us for our freedoms |
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kids are loading up external hard drives with their music, loaning it to friends, they take what they want, load their music, and so on & so on. it's off line, & leaves no trails.
stop that, music industry.
the music industry has been fighting a futile rear-guard action since the advent of the cassette. the grateful dead saw the future.
give it up.
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Massacure
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:14 PM
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2. Musicians can earn a living by doing live performances. |
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Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 05:14 PM by Massacure
If you make $1 per person per concert, that is $50,000 a concert for $50,000 people.
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Kelvin Mace
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:59 PM
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3. Not to inject too much reality here |
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I am opposed to the heavy-handed tactics of these folks, but there is a lot more to holding live concerts and you just can't do it for that small an amount of money.
Things that must be paid for:
The concert venue itself - $100,000+ Security Lighting, sound, video and stage techs Electricians Publicity Insurance Taxes Ushers/ticket takers Admin costs Ticket costs (printing and sales)
A 50,000 person concert is likely to cost $500K to a cool million to stage.
ITunes has the right idea.
The music industry doesn't like this idea because such a model cuts them out of the equation.
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Massacure
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Tue Nov-30-04 06:05 PM
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4. $1 million dollars divided by 50,000 people is only $20 a person. |
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That doesn't seem like such an insane price for a night out...
Anyways ITunes does have a good business going, but people should be able to lend music to friends. The whole Bush "ownership society" and the only thing we get for our music is a stinkin "license."
Welcome to Merika, Hyprocracy at it's best!
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