[cferneyh]

Great article here:

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That's part of why the record industry's argument against file sharing is so ridiculous -- nothing out there on P2P networks sounds as good as the original CD or vinyl record.

The internet is like radio for us.

I don't believe every download is a lost sale.

What if there was a movement to shut down libraries because book publishers and authors were up in arms over the idea that people are reading books for free? It would send a message that books are only for the elite who can afford them.

Stop trying to treat music like it's a tennis shoe, something to be branded. If the music industry wants to save money, they should take a look at some of their six-figure executive expense accounts. All those lawsuits can't be cheap, either.

[sherpahigh]

Thanks for the article. Wilco have always had it right about filesharing. :thumb:

[cferneyh]

Thanks for the article. Wilco have always had it right abut filesharing. :thumb:

Yup. Not only that, but as Tweedy mentioned in the article, every few months they stream concerts at their website. If you had purchased A Ghost is Born, you could stream a June 12th show to your computer. Last night they streamed (live) their show from The Fillmore in SF. This is a band that knows how to use the Internet to make their fans happy.

I don't want to criticize the Hip, but this is certainly something they should consider doing for Hip Club members. Every three or four months, post a new show.

[vicariousmartyr]

Thats a fabulous perspective....internet downloads should be challenging artists and the industry to produce music worthy of purchase...its actually a good thing. If an album is truely great, classic, people are going to purchase it no matter what.

Big Labels are making noise about this simply because the crap they put out isnt really worthy of purchase, stuff like Ashlee Simpson (haha, what a scape goat shes become). They wont make any money off of downloads because people will realize its crap before they buy it, or that they're content with the download because the album will give them nothing more. And, that they dont want an album that'll be tossed in the trash after a few months, once the 'flavour of the month' is done. So they just download it if they want to keep with 'pop culture'.

Who's to blame? Not music lovers, not inspired artists...its the industry, falling victim to a beautiful thing called poetic justice.

[direwolf74]

Thats a fabulous perspective....internet downloads should be challenging artists and the industry to produce music worthy of purchase...its actually a good thing. If an album is truely great, classic, people are going to purchase it no matter what.

Big Labels are making noise about this simply because the crap they put out isnt really worthy of purchase, stuff like Ashlee Simpson (haha, what a scape goat shes become). They wont make any money off of downloads because people will realize its crap before they buy it, or that they're content with the download because the album will give them nothing more. And, that they dont want an album that'll be tossed in the trash after a few months, once the 'flavour of the month' is done. So they just download it if they want to keep with 'pop culture'.

Who's to blame? Not music lovers, not inspired artists...its the industry, falling victim to a beautiful thing called poetic justice.

Well said. I couldn't agree more. :thumb: