Comments on: Why (and how) will we pay for music? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:30:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shey http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/#comment-341839 Shey Fri, 30 May 2008 04:44:57 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2445#comment-341839 I would agree with Ethan, I think there's plenty of money to make by doing it that way.<br><br>It's the record companies that lose out because they take a nice sum from the album sales. I would agree with Ethan, I think there's plenty of money to make by doing it that way.

It's the record companies that lose out because they take a nice sum from the album sales.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/#comment-341843 mathewi Wed, 28 May 2008 16:26:06 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2445#comment-341843 True enough, Chris. I think that's why the industry is so enamored<br>with the gigantic blockbuster acts like Hannah Montana, and also the<br>"360 degree" deals that give them a stake in everything an artist<br>does. True enough, Chris. I think that's why the industry is so enamored
with the gigantic blockbuster acts like Hannah Montana, and also the
“360 degree” deals that give them a stake in everything an artist
does.

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/#comment-341842 Chris Clarke Wed, 28 May 2008 16:11:09 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2445#comment-341842 The future Mark describes sounds pretty likely to me. The music is free, and DRM is dead, so where do the big labels plan on making money? Concerts? Merchandise? Casual music consumers don't go for that sort of stuff. Like I said at mesh, I'm only a die-hard fan of a few artists, and I don't believe that a few die-hard fans of each artist is going to support the industry as it is. The future Mark describes sounds pretty likely to me. The music is free, and DRM is dead, so where do the big labels plan on making money? Concerts? Merchandise? Casual music consumers don't go for that sort of stuff. Like I said at mesh, I'm only a die-hard fan of a few artists, and I don't believe that a few die-hard fans of each artist is going to support the industry as it is.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/#comment-341841 mathewi Wed, 28 May 2008 14:13:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2445#comment-341841 I think you're right, Mark. At the mesh conference, Mike Masnick<br>pointed out that research shows people are listening to more music,<br>and almost every part of the music industry is growing -- except for<br>the part that involves selling little plastic discs. I think you're right, Mark. At the mesh conference, Mike Masnick
pointed out that research shows people are listening to more music,
and almost every part of the music industry is growing — except for
the part that involves selling little plastic discs.

]]> By: Mark http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/27/why-and-how-will-we-pay-for-music/#comment-341840 Mark Wed, 28 May 2008 13:22:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2445#comment-341840 Music will be fine - yes it may involve less huge profits for the labels and become more a cottage industry, but I think it'll be positive for creativity. I reckon there will be big money in giving vistiors to music concerts mp3's of the concert they have just listened too - the skill of the engineer to provide an almost instant recording within 30 mins of a performance finishing. Add to this last.fm and other web radio and we have never before had the ability to find the music we really like so we can actually go to the concerts. And audiofiles will always prefer CDs to mp3's. Music will be fine - yes it may involve less huge profits for the labels and become more a cottage industry, but I think it'll be positive for creativity. I reckon there will be big money in giving vistiors to music concerts mp3's of the concert they have just listened too - the skill of the engineer to provide an almost instant recording within 30 mins of a performance finishing. Add to this last.fm and other web radio and we have never before had the ability to find the music we really like so we can actually go to the concerts. And audiofiles will always prefer CDs to mp3's.

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