The Future of the Music Industry

R3L!K · Post by **R3L!K** » 25-09-2004 18:56

There's a thread in the Beyondunreal Forum about this, but I thought I'd bring it up here too...

This suggests a new way to pay for music. In essence a flat fee / tax system, just like we use to pay for roads and other public services. In return we get unlimited access to everything out there.

It's received much criticism (mainly from people who can't accept that a change is coming, whether they like it or not), but I think it's actually a very good idea.

More info is available here

CorDawg · Post by **CorDawg** » 25-09-2004 20:15

the music industry doesnt need anymore money, dispite everything they say

Messy · Post by **Messy** » 25-09-2004 22:12

Crappy commercial top 40 artists don't need more money

Anyway, I feel like this will ruin the entire point of collecting and buying the original media on cd or whatever.
It's just a personal preference to have the original stuff, it feels to me like it's worth more, and it's just like 'collecting' any other thing.

CD's and records (vinyl) are just so much more to me than mp3s can ever be (besides the price hrhr

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It's not so much just paying the artists for doing their jobs, you're mainly paying the record companies anyway, it's the point of collecting, and chronological order also means a lot to me.
I like to know that I'm listening to the album the way the artist meant it, the order of songs, the general atmosphere of one time- and mindset, to get through the emotional, technical and inspirational progress of the artists on different albums.

Those are all things that are impossible to find with mp3 etc.

I could go around and say that downloading mp3 and other comparable formats is stealing, but not only is it not per definition as such (anymore), and in that focus I welcome such things as Relik posted..but I'm just afraid that all I've described above will go away because of that :<

I don't want to pay taxes for something I don't appreciate

edit: Another semi-relevant thing you could bring up, is that vinyl, being an analogue medium, has an infinitely better sound-quality than that of digital media such as CD or DVD etc. as long as it's taken care of gently and it takes no damage.

No digital medium, be it CD or DVD or MP3 will ever be able to replace that

R3L!K · Post by **R3L!K** » 26-09-2004 17:34

I find that sorting by tracknumber helps " to know that I'm listening to the album the way the artist meant it, the order of songs...."

"the general atmosphere of one time- and mindset, to get through the emotional, technical and inspirational progress of the artists on different albums." --- O_o

" is that vinyl, being an analogue medium, has an infinitely better sound-quality than that of digital media such as CD or DVD etc. as long as it's taken care of gently and it takes no damage." --- technically everytime you play a vinyl you're damaging it slightly...

Anyway you're all missing the point.

Recording companies are exploring new systems of revenue generation.

So far they've been playing catch-up, trying to adapt to what current technology will allow.

It seems to me that IF piracy eventually leads Recording Companies to take serious action, there can be only two possible choices

1. New hardware nerfs our ability to share files

2. A flat fee system to ensure sharing is still possible

1: probably wont work and 2: won't be accepted.

This will probably lead to excessive cost cutting and Recording companies will only back artists who can produce a return on their investment.

These will be the populist bands that most of us hate but generates revenue via merchandising.

So where does that leave the other acts?

Admittedly, this is a worst case scenario. I dunno.

Capital_G · Post by **Capital_G** » 26-09-2004 17:35

And if you don't want unlimited amounts of music?

You have to pay anyway?

R3L!K · Post by **R3L!K** » 26-09-2004 17:42

personally I don't think its fair either.

but the analogy given in the article i linked to, compared it to roads.

Its there if you want it, you dont have to use it if you dont want to.

Of course its totally different comparing a public service to a creative one. Thats why it won't be accepted.

CorDawg · Post by **CorDawg** » 27-09-2004 00:17

new music blows anyways

Post by **DavidM** » 27-09-2004 02:25

ehm lets say, new popular music blows

i listen to brand new quality stuff, but nobody knows it fortunately, way too good for a wide audience

CorDawg · Post by **CorDawg** » 27-09-2004 04:07

^^ same idea
i download tons of cd's and most of the ones ive never heard of sound good and the popular shit sux

f1end · Post by **f1end** » 27-09-2004 09:48

http://www.audioguru.biz

^^could possibly be the future of the music industry (or at least part of it)

xiller8r · Post by **xiller8r** » 27-09-2004 09:54

i dont pay for music=/ I buy films on DVD if i think they were good, but i still never pay for music, far too overpriced/rated imo.

Capital_G · Post by **Capital_G** » 27-09-2004 12:19

Psh, did you ask ctrlaltdel if you could steal their artwork cordawg?

unless I'm wrong and ctrlaltdel stole it aswell.

CorDawg · Post by **CorDawg** » 27-09-2004 20:02

does it matter?

wait i have an idea, come give me some head

Austin^13 · Post by **Austin^13** » 01-10-2004 21:30

OMFG i found this leet web site selling free music http://www.winmx.com

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