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> > I have to say though, I have less of a problem with websites like
> > his sharing rare, out-of-print vinyl recordings that probably
> > won't be reissued.
I've got a question for some (any) of the published musicians lurking around
here:
What is your opinion of sites like this?
Up until very recently, I had never downloaded anything that wasn't at
Archive.org, or another legitimate site. But faced with the possibility of
hearing Jim Messina & his Jesters for the first time, I couldn't resist...
I'll never listen to this on my home stereo (I hate mp3 artifacts), but it did
make me consider picking up a turntable, and restarting my vinyl collection.
Is there any future for out-of-print albums?
iTunes is not it: Any lossy format is not going to be "good enough" for me.
Remember when eMusic started up? I paid $10 a month, and downloaded a couple
dozen full albums a week. Music I liked *I bought on CD*. I used eMusic as a
sample resource, not as an end result. They later changed the rules, and limited
the downloads. I think they missed a great business opportunity.
What about micro-publishing? I would have no problem paying the $10-16 a typical
CD goes for to purchase a one-off CDR with laser printed tray art. In fact, I'd
pay the *same amount* to download a lossless (FLAC, Apple Lossless, etc.) album,
and burn it myself. It's all about the music and quality, not the price and
convenience.
Is this sort of model possible, or is the ownership of master tape, publishing
rights, and other stuff I know nothing about too tangled and difficult to
navigate?
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Steve Kalkwarf
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