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Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by andrewfelix »

shingen wrote: post #4

12 years ago, and more meaningful today than ever. Fortunately musicians are starting to (finally) get a few more options to escape The Cartel. Much like Universal attacked MegaUpload regarding their self produced YouTube video, I have to wonder how much effort would be directed at killing new independent digital publishing venues via bogus claims using SOPA / PIPA style laws. The answer is probably: a lot.

What's great is that the cartel is so late to the digital game. They've fucked themselves, and the only thing left to do is do what they've always done...lobby.

But it's too late. It's game over for these jerks. Whether it takes 5 or 15 years, they're on the downward slope in terms of control.

Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by rhizome »

dmor wrote: post #2

For those turned off by the title TL;DR musician Courtney Love eloquently walks through the math of the recording industry for an artist, details some serious pain and problems in the system, calls out the RIAA for blatant theft of copyright and laws passed in the middle of the night, and explains why she's stepping out of major labels.

...and plagiarizes Steve Albini:

http://www.negativland.com/albini.html

Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by oldstrangers »

fufulabs wrote: post #14

Is this also true for startups & VCs?

The person putting up the money will always assume that they deserve more than they do. Wave 8 figures at any young founder and they can't help but say yes, regardless of how ridiculous the terms are. Look what happened to Eduardo Saverin, and he's someone that by all means should've known better.

Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by InclinedPlane »

shingen wrote: post #4

12 years ago, and more meaningful today than ever. Fortunately musicians are starting to (finally) get a few more options to escape The Cartel. Much like Universal attacked MegaUpload regarding their self produced YouTube video, I have to wonder how much effort would be directed at killing new independent digital publishing venues via bogus claims using SOPA / PIPA style laws. The answer is probably: a lot.

Not just a cartel, in many ways it's as exploitative as sharecropping.

Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by [deleted] »

rhizome wrote: post #12
dmor wrote: post #2

For those turned off by the title TL;DR musician Courtney Love eloquently walks through the math of the recording industry for an artist, details some serious pain and problems in the system, calls out the RIAA for blatant theft of copyright and laws passed in the middle of the night, and explains why she's stepping out of major labels.

...and plagiarizes Steve Albini: http://www.negativland.com/albini.html

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Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by nattyackermann »

These are exciting times. We are in the midst of a technological revolution and recording companies should stop wasting their efforts in trying to cripple the internet and fight change in a scramble of keeping their money. They should find that being able to download music over the internet allows the spotlight back on the artist and allows them to gain more fans and exposure. It allows a more personal connection with their audience which is good because consumers buy a record because of the artist not because of the record company producing it.

"Why aren’t record companies embracing this great opportunity? Why aren’t they trying to talk to the kids passing compilations around to learn what they like? Why is the RIAA suing the companies that are stimulating this new demand? What’s the point of going after people swapping cruddy-sounding MP3s? Cash! Cash they have no intention of passing onto us, the writers of their profits."

Even those recording companies with selfish motivations should be able to recognize the amount of profit that could be gained from this change so that they are able to prepare and adapt to this new environment if they want a good chance in becoming forerunners in their market.

Scratch your old business models and start doing market research.

Re: Courtney Love does the math (2000)

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Post by brk »

bhoung wrote: post #9

I found the article on Neal Stephenson to be more interesting. A link to it appears in the second last para. http://www.salon.com/1999/05/19/stephenson/

Neal is one life's greatest hackers. Not technology, but life in general.
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