Spotify is a complete waste of time for musicians, they just treat them like shit.
Musicians are in an impossible position right now as file sharing WILL take over, after all why wouldn't it? It's convenient, easier, completely free, and, most importantly, has NO DRM.
What are we gonna do?
Convince them it's bad? Rely on their good will?
CONTROL their internet habits?
But no they will always find a way around, and it is an immovable force. So we don't even need to talk about it. File sharing IS the future, and the industry or musicians who sell their music will just have to find a way around it.
Surely Spotify is the carrot and cloud based music is the stick to ween people away from P2P networks and Torrent sites? If music has become as convenient, easy and as free as you say, why own it in the first place? Cloud-based music should represent a best of both world package for everyone. Its just a shame Spotify cant create a pricing structure that rewards everyone involved.
I think record companies need to find a way to reward customers who go out there way to consume music by legal means rather than pursue the casual user who, if given the limited funds wouldn't have purchased the album. Priority tickets, cut price merchandise anything to say thank you for being a true music fan.
Thanks for your comments.
P.S Watch the language (this is a college site after all)
Spotify is a complete waste of time for musicians, they just treat them like shit.
ReplyDeleteMusicians are in an impossible position right now as file sharing WILL take over, after all why wouldn't it? It's convenient, easier, completely free, and, most importantly, has NO DRM.
What are we gonna do?
Convince them it's bad? Rely on their good will?
CONTROL their internet habits?
But no they will always find a way around, and it is an immovable force. So we don't even need to talk about it. File sharing IS the future, and the industry or musicians who sell their music will just have to find a way around it.
Some good points.
ReplyDeleteSurely Spotify is the carrot and cloud based music is the stick to ween people away from P2P networks and Torrent sites? If music has become as convenient, easy and as free as you say, why own it in the first place? Cloud-based music should represent a best of both world package for everyone. Its just a shame Spotify cant create a pricing structure that rewards everyone involved.
I think record companies need to find a way to reward customers who go out there way to consume music by legal means rather than pursue the casual user who, if given the limited funds wouldn't have purchased the album. Priority tickets, cut price merchandise anything to say thank you for being a true music fan.
Thanks for your comments.
P.S Watch the language (this is a college site after all)
*their way to consume
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