the stranger Posted February 8, 2001 Share Posted February 8, 2001 It looks like IUMA is scaling back operations. Something about emusic has decided not to renew funding. Of course, various news of late has been pointing towards a seriously slowing economy. Has anybody been feeling any of the effects of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraffertyuswest.net Posted February 8, 2001 Share Posted February 8, 2001 What goes up must come down. Money ultimately comes from resources. The world only has a finite supply. Everyone needs to learn to conserve and promote a sustainable balance for humanity instead of a continous upward curve that is destined for complete colapse. Hope this isn't to off topic. But if awareness is raised now then hopefully our standard of living (such as these boards) will not have to suffer to drastically. -Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curve Dominant Posted February 9, 2001 Share Posted February 9, 2001 YA GOTTA HUSTLE BAY-BEEE!!! Eric Vincent (ASCAP) www.curvedominant.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted February 9, 2001 Share Posted February 9, 2001 >>It looks like IUMA is scaling back operations. Something about emusic has decided not to renew funding.<< I think that the current "Dot coms are all losers" attitude is as wildly inaccurate as the "Dot coms are all winners" mentality of a year or so ago. At some point, it will find its balance. But let's face it, people still expect content on the web to be free. At some point, people are going to have to start paying. It's inevitable if they want services to be available. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2001 Share Posted February 9, 2001 The relationship between economy and music/entertainment business must be very complex- look at Great Britain, which has survived incredible unemployment in some areas, and has such a vital music life, or music and film during the Great Depression in the USA. Obviously for those corporations investing millions into advertising, there has to be a sheer volume of available spending money to even break even, but for an indie, isn't it possible that a combination of cutbacks by majors and overall changes in attitude accompanying an economic downturn actually prove beneficial? Does it really make any difference to Don Quixote if he's jousting with 12 windmills or 20? I propose that the perspective one has when material goods don't come to hand so easily makes music bigger, closer and more valuable, and that a slowed economy will trim off fat without withering muscle. Cameron Bobro http://www.mp3.com/Kosmolith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrock1san.rr.com Posted February 9, 2001 Share Posted February 9, 2001 Cameron- That sounds a lot like the Gordon Gecko, "Greed is good, greed clarifies" speech from the movie Wall Street. I also happen to agree with you. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraffertyuswest.net Posted February 9, 2001 Share Posted February 9, 2001 Craig I agree with you, as a matter a fact if these boards ever become to saturated I would actually LIKE to see them go to a subscription based service. That would preserve the quality of my experience here, and weed out the people who do not appreciate the value of the information here. (I am completely content with the state of the boards now, but I envision a time where they could be flooded with lamers and looky-loos. -Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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