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Free vs. Paid: The Wrong Debate
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| Can you frame this conversation as free vs.
| paid? No. Not if you are trying to get
| someone to pay you cash directly for
| something that is ubiquitously available for
| free. Free vs. Paid is not the great debate,
| itâs a no-brainer â free wins! Valueless vs
| Valuable, Scarce vs Ubiquitous, Demanding of
| attention vs Commanding of attention are the
| debates and the winners will be the
| individuals and organizations that can most
| effectively translate the value of content
| into wealth.
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http://www.shellypalmermedia.com/2009/10/18/free-vs-paid-the-wrong-debate/
Why Fabchannel.com died - and the reasons haven't changed!
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| 10 years after Napster 1.0, the music
| industry is still asking for utterly
| impossible rates, free equity, and all kinds
| of veto rights as far as the use of content
| is concerned. Someone out there, please:
| tell me how this is going to be different
| with Spotify, MOG, iMeem, rdio etc?
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http://www.mediafuturist.com/2009/10/why-fabchannelcom-died-and-the-reasons-havent-changed.html
How labels are cashing in on music piracy
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| Since offering several albums for free via
| digital download in late July, Mr Majerczak
| has noticed a surge in physical sales; not
| just CDs but T-shirts and vinyl as well.
|
| "Sales have definitely increased, which I'm
| sure in part has been a result of our new
| digital model," explains Mr Majerczak, 22,
| who started the label from his Ivanhoe
| bedroom in 2006.
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http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mp3s/how-labels-are-cashing-in-on-music-piracy-20091022-ha84.html
Recent:
Another Band Tries Pay What You Want Concerts
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| Pete alerts us to the news that the band Lotus is trying out a pay what you
| want tour. They apparently worked out a deal with Ticketweb to basically let
| people pick prices anywhere from $1 to $20 (no $0 option)
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090821/0439155959.shtml
Seven Crimes That Will Get You a Smaller Fine than File-Sharing
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| 1. Child abduction: the fine is only like $25000.
|
| 2. Stealing the actual CD: the fine is $2,500
|
| 3. Rob your neighbor: the fine is $375,000
|
| 4. Burn a house down: The fine is just over $375,000
|
| 5. Stalk someone: The fine is $175,000
|
| 6. Start a dogfighting ring: the fine is $50,000
|
| 7. Murder someone: The maximum penalty is only $25,000 and 15 years in jail,
| and depending on your yearly salary, would probably be far slighter a penalty
| that $2 million.
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http://www.prefixmag.com/news/seven-crimes-that-will-get-you-a-smaller-fine-than/32033/
Stephen Fry on copyright
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| At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen
| Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie
| industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's nameâthis
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasnât done the music industryâs image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
Morrissey tells fans to boycott new box set reissues
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| The former Smiths singer claimed in a statement issued to fan site
| True-to-you.net, which he often communicates through, that he wouldn't
| receive any money from the reissues, released on November 2, and that he was
| not asked for approval for their release.
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http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/46616
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