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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: RE: Not so much, IMO. posted by David Smith on June 19, 2012 at 16:15:15:
First, those corporations that provide Emily with her internet and cell phone service, or other enterprises working closely with them, will take over music distribution as well. Second, those service providers will distribute music in a way that prevents unlimited uses or redistribution. Copies of recordings will no longer be sold. Rather, a limited right to listen to music, perhaps for a limited time, will be sold, or more accurately, licensed, to the end consumer. Third, prices will fall until the illegal black market is no longer a significant threat.
IMO the industry is gradually moving in that direction already. Look at Napster. First, the industry ignored it, being unwilling to move to a distribution system vastly more efficient and convenient for consumers but less profitable for them. Then it became wildly popular, and the industry was forced to go to court and shut it down. Finally, the industry bought it, and began offering downloads for a price. But those prices are apparently still too high if consumers like Emily still prefer the black market. (BTW, I do no illegal downloading.)
Even the classical music biz is trying to play this game. The Berlin Philharmonic now "sells" online videos of its concerts (directly, of course -- so much for DG). Not only can paying customers not copy these videos, they can only watch them for a limited time. The key question is, how much will classical music lovers be willing to pay for this?
I'm not in the professional recording business, but I have friends and clients who are. As you say, it is still costly to make a true professional quality recording, but replication and distribution have become much cheaper, as I said before.
None of this is good news for the musicians, who are and will continue to be, "screwed, blued and tattooed", as one of my law school professors was fond of saying. Rather than being enslaved by a handful of record companies, they will be enslaved by a handful of internet and cell phone service providers. I feel as badly for them as you do, but I don't blame Emily.
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Follow Ups
- If you're right, three things will likely happen -- none of which are Emily's fault. - rbolaw 18:01:38 06/19/12 (19)
- RE: If you're right, three things will likely happen -- none of which are Emily's fault. - David Smith 19:24:49 06/19/12 (18)
- Blaming the consumer - rbolaw 08:25:35 06/20/12 (17)
- No, blaming the thief. - David Smith 09:45:09 06/20/12 (16)
- Sorry I can't get my point across to you. - rbolaw 11:10:29 06/20/12 (15)
- I understand your point fine - David Smith 14:10:23 06/20/12 (14)
- Then you understand - rbolaw 19:32:09 06/20/12 (8)
- Nope - David Smith 19:53:42 06/20/12 (7)
- The technology is already there - rbolaw 06:33:43 06/21/12 (6)
- You still don't understand - David Smith 07:12:38 06/21/12 (5)
- I do understand. - rbolaw 08:43:49 06/21/12 (4)
- No encryption-beating necessary - David Smith 09:14:16 06/21/12 (3)
- RE: No encryption-beating necessary - rbolaw 11:34:27 06/21/12 (2)
- RE: No encryption-beating necessary - David Smith 12:14:19 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: No encryption-beating necessary - GEO 09:00:32 06/22/12 (0)
- This is why I pay for my music and don't give it away - GEO 19:14:07 06/20/12 (4)
- The thing is - David Smith 19:40:17 06/20/12 (3)
- Virtually every aspect of our society is corrupt and lacking what we'd call ethics. - Rick W 08:59:00 06/21/12 (1)
- I'm sure you're right about not eliminating it - David Smith 09:21:49 06/21/12 (0)
- RE: The thing is - GEO 05:25:17 06/21/12 (0)
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