doug osborne Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Artists and Industry Not In Harmony on Music Downloading "Artists and Industry Not In Harmony on Music Downloading 10 May 2004 A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project reveals the views of musicians and songwriters in the US on the role of digital music file sharing, and the music industrys efforts to curb it. ..." Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Wilburn Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 And now for something completely different, a working link! Four String Riot the myspaces, we hates it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Interesting study - thanks for sharing the link. I think it illustrates the divide between the RIAA and artists. The RIAA represents the labels and their interests, which is not the same thing as the artist's interests... and the labels obviously see file sharing / downloading as a financial threat... while I think artists tend to see it more as marketing - somewhat analogous to what radio used to be. Back in the day, before formats were so tightly restricted on radio, when a artist did get radio play, the consumers could easily record the track off the radio to a cassette and get the music for "free", but if they really liked the artist, chances are they'd eventually go buy the record. The benefit was better sound quality, the additional songs that were not getting radio play, the artwork and packaging, etc. No one went around suing customers for having songs they recorded on cassettes (either from radio or from LP's) or for giving a copy of a cassette to a friend... heck, I got turned on to a lot of stuff that I ended up buying in just this way. And as for the artists who do not get any radio "love", this is one of the main ways that they can generate interest and get exposure. If I have a song that I put out, and it winds up on a file sharing site, I personally wouldn't be too unhappy - at least people would be hearing it, and hopefully some would like it - and some of them would like it enough to buy the album. I think that attitude is shared by many musicians, and is represented in the study's results. IMO, the RIAA is being too greedy and short sighted in all of this. They need to find ways to make file sharing work FOR them, instead of taking the path they are currently on and being antagonistic towards their customer base. It's a PR nightmare of their own making, and their failure to embrace and develop new technologies instead of reacting to them is hurting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmurchison Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 I've seen the future and it's legit downloads. I'm personally using iTunes Music Store but the benefits are the same with most of the stores. I love P2P to find new artist. I would just enter random keywords and download unknown(to me) artists and see if I liked their music. iTMS gives me that now. And even better with the new iMix I can peruse the playlists of other music fans and see if I'm vibing with their choices. I'm now experiencing so much new music it's mana from heaven. The artists that say they're getting hurt are probably big name acts who can get by the Clear Channel blockade. For those artists that can't online is the way. Hell I just found out about Death Cab for Cutie. They're just an hrs drive away from me. Artists would sure love to see crowded venues when they play. Getting your music heard increases those chances. www.osxaudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I've also been using iTunes (radio and the new iMix) to find new music. It's great. And when I find something I like, I'll buy the single off iTunes. If I like that a lot, I'll get the disc from a retailer next time I'm in a store. What I don't do is download entire albums. At that point (and for that money), I want the artwork, the tangible disc media and so on. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmurchison Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Originally posted by Jeff Da Weasel: I've also been using iTunes (radio and the new iMix) to find new music. It's great. And when I find something I like, I'll buy the single off iTunes. If I like that a lot, I'll get the disc from a retailer next time I'm in a store. What I don't do is download entire albums. At that point (and for that money), I want the artwork, the tangible disc media and so on. - JeffJeff I agree. I've held off on buying more than two tracks from artists that I know I want the CD from. AAC is fine for most uses but when you know you're going to be listening to a song critically you want nothing but the best. .99 cent songs are great promotional tools. www.osxaudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'll tell you one thing: this is an area where your tastes in music will make a difference. I certainly wouldn't want a complete AAC (or MP3) version of a great classical or jazz recording. But with a lot of rock and pop that's already compressed to hell in recording and mastering, it's really hard to differentiate between a high-quality file and its CD counterpart. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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