Wonder when the music industry will wake up?

[TarJak]

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/funny-money-louis-ck-earns-1-million-in-12-days-with-5-video-20111227-1pb6g.html

Simple formulae work. Make it easy and CHEAP to get content and people won't mind paying for it. How long before the artists kick all the big studios into touch and self distribute? Artists don't even need to pay Apple because the content can still be put on their hardware using iTunes, even if it wasn't obrained via the Apple Store.

It just surprises me its taking so long for the industry to wake up.

[antikristuseke]

the industry won't change before they are forced to by market conditions.

[Takeda Shingen]

the industry won't change before they are forced to by market conditions.

Bingo. If you want anything in popular culture to change, stop buying it.

[Egan]

I kind of hope the music industry never learns. I don't think they bring anything to the party anymore except packaging. The Internet and new methods of distribution and production provides artists with a brand new way of doing things without interference from the lazy, bloated big labels.

The one lesson the music industry needs to learn is that they aren't needed or wanted anymore. If they want to survive they'd better learn that and alter their business accordingly.

[Takeda Shingen]

I kind of hope the music industry never learns. I don't think they bring anything to the party anymore except packaging. The Internet and new methods of distribution and production provides artists with a brand new way of doing things without interference from the lazy, bloated big labels.

The one lesson the music industry needs to learn is that they aren't needed or wanted anymore. If they want to survive they'd better learn that and alter their business accordingly.

Do you really think that companies like Polygram are feeling the hurt? Look at how many records that Bieber kid sells. You can say the same for those on Sony, Interscope-Geffen and the others. No, those companies are rolling in it.

[mookiemookie]

Bingo. If you want anything in popular culture to change, stop buying it.

People have. Then they blame the lost sales on piracy, and use their lobbying dollars to come up with appalling stuff like SOPA.

[Blacklight]

This is a fantastic movie that discusses this issue rather well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwN6rRU0Xk

[TarJak]

The artists are as much a part of the industry as the recording companies. There are some artists that are waking up to the new world order and doing self distribution. If more did it then you might see some action.