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Originally Posted by ricgough
There are sites which legally stream content for a nominal fee and ad- exposure.
I remember a certain web-based Rock radio station streaming Bat 3 for free with Meat's blessing, though as soon as you make a copy of it you are infringing copyright.
There is a market out there for someone to fulfil the role of the old radio station. Offer artists a reasonable depth of exposure for no initial cost to the end-user, but if you want your own copy you have to buy it to play anytime, at your own will for years to come.
I and otheres have probably used filesharing in this way in the past - download stuff for free, listen to it once or twice and if you like it, buy a hars copy from the store to keep forever.
Again, it is personal responsibiliby. Buy the stuff you like and turn Napsta/piratebay type sites into an asset for artists rather than a threat then they would probably still be available to use legally. At least that way the content you heard for free would be dictated by record buying communities and individuals rather than style nazi's at record companies and media controllers.
Free to air media is increasingly limited by cultural fascists. there is no room for creativity anymore and the Simon Cowells of this world dominate them. That is as much of the reason for the depression of the industry nowadays as illegal downloads. If something truly innovative ever got the chance to go viral then there would always be the desire for people to own it for themselves, and there would always be commercial opportunity for the artist through advertising, touring etc....
Okay, it might not be traditional, but the commercial opportunity is potentially as great as it ever was, just not through traditional record sales.
It is largely a question of "adapt or die" but obviously intellectual property needs to have the same level of protection it had in the days of diverse radio stations with individual D.J. playlists and twin-deck cassette recorders.
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I've been saying this for awhile, but many have the same old school mentality and it will only limit them IMO.
I know it's hard to compare music to other forms of business, but look at Google. They sell everything at a loss because they know that it will be made up for with other content that compliments it.
Digital media is everything now, and (un)fortunately easy to get for free. In the past someone would say, "I'll burn you a copy" or "I'll make you a tape". But that required effort from the other person and you would often say "This is too much time to wait, I want it now."
Now, you're friend is the internet and he's always there for you. If you embrace the internet you can make money. If you start fighting it, you will lose your shirt.
Are we off topic? I'm not really sure.