Not exactly news other than it’s one more reason why the RIAA seems to be an organization whose thinking stopped during the wax cylinder era with their needle skipping in one groove.
The Dutch study by the University of Amsterdam reported that it couldn’t find any proof that filesharers were responsible for a drop in music sales at big content providers. In fact, the research by Professor Nico van Eijk suggested that P2P users were actually some of the music industry’s best customers.
“Only part of the decline in music sales can be attributed to file sharing. Despite the losses for the music industry, the increased accessibility of culture renders the overall welfare effects of file sharing robustly positive,” said van Eijk.
He said the proliferation of digital technology means that music providers “have to explore new models to sustain their business.”
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“When it comes to attending concerts, and expenses on DVDs and games, file sharers are the industry’s largest customers,” the study reported.So that leaves the question, why is the music industry apparently working so hard to alienate these same people?
OTOH, musicians don’t work anymore… Back in the 70′s and 80′s I’d go to at least one major concert a year. That’s where the money is for the artists, if they don’t want to do concerts, screw ‘em. The ‘music industry’ doesn’t exsist without the artists and even the artists are saying screw ‘em.
I could care less for the crap the ‘music industry’ has been pumping out lately. They seem to use market studies to try discover the perfect formula for making music that sells. Usually some mickey mouse club girlie dressed like a slut, and sining about some adolescent crap. God, I miss the good old days!
#21 Babyboomers like older music and the young people (their target audience) like indy stuff. The RIAA needs to change their marketing plan if they want to sell music. I only listen to indy stuff and they are not affiliated with the RIAA. Screw the RIAA. I do not need to buy or even steal what they are selling.
Lets get a few OLD points going again..
Where can we find a store..
Old and NEW..ALL of the Audio that the industry has. There is stuff so OLD it has not seen the light of day in 60 years.
Radio/internet radio is being hammered over royalties. they increased 10 times the cost. So where can we find/listen to samples of Music without Paying for it.
Bands/artists get very little from sales. They get more from Concerts and public shows.
After you take off the cost of Lawyers/drm/copyright/cost to make Disks/OLD formats the cost of a Album (WITH NO LOSS OF PROFIT MARGIN) is less then 1/2 the price they want.
Time/life and Dick clark (and others)have contracts for distribution and RIGHTS of CERTAIN music. IF that music is made available any other way/form those contracts default.
The music/video/movies are being used as MONEY. Only way to do that is to make publication of it RARE/restricted.
Something of interest. WHO pays for the regulation and Policing of Copyright. You do. NOT the corps. Your money pays for the cops to come to your door to take/investigate ANYTHING for the corps. Shouldnt we start charging THEM for this service?
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#22 Benjamin
Not necessarily, Born in ’61 I guess I’m a baby boomer. I’ve been a music addict since my childhood, always looking for a new auditory thrill. I love the new stuff and though the industry sucks some music still makes it through. I’ve got 3 kids and they help to keep me exposed to the changes in pop culture. Thanks to internet downloads I’ve also explored other areas of music besides the rock and motown of my youth, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, bluegrass, etc. There’s always been plenty of artists and great music. Unfortunately, industries come and industries go. Let’s hope this one goes quietly and quick.
#2 The Commodore:
“C’mon, isn’t Jack Volenti dead now? Sheesh.”
Nope, he had the Supreme Court extend his life.
the RIAA exists to justify its own existence…
Sharing is a GOOD THING.
- God
#27 So a bit like the church then.
Now it all makes sense.
@Benjamin
I stopped buying CDs when Sony decided that copying a CD I owned to my Sony minidisc player was illegal even when the album wasn’t available on minidisc.
Did you know the songwriters association believes that the FBI should stop chasing bank robbers and expelled all that energy chasing down music pirates. They state that the economic loss from music piracy far exceeds the loss from bank robbers.
I believe the RIAA’s ultimate goal is to receive a royalty for EVERY instance of a covered piece of music being heard by each individual within hearing of the sound. Something along the line of yearly licensing fee for each CD or song may be their short term goal.
iF THE INDUSTRY HAD their way…
you would PAY every time a song was played.
They have one of the FIRST perpetual/INFINITE goods. but they wish to make it FINITE and treat it as RARE.
there are even Lawsuits against groups WHO WROTE the songs, playing their OWN songs.
#32
That is, in fact, their ultimate goal. They’ve already said that when you buy a CD, you don’t actually own it. You own the piece of plastic, you don’t own anything on it. If they want to charge you every time you listen to it, they think that’s their right.
Screw the RIAA.
#33,
Yes.
If the gov would fine corps for STUPID law suits, the Movie/music industry would be BROKE or charging MORE for tickets.
I hate the record companies with a passion.
I still own many LPs purchased at full price where the vinyl was sub-standard.
Who cares? I do. Let them all rot on the vine.