again, point taken about the money ending up in the hands of corporations.
but... for the less technically inclined folks out there, buying a song on iTunes and downloading it to an iPod sure makes things easy, which has the potential of popularizing internet distribution of music. and once the masses are comfortable with that, then independent distribution may more feasible. it's about evolution, not revolution. -d > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: (313) garage band [OT] > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Dave Cronin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >i see your point, but if it turns out that this paid downloading > thing > >really catches on, wouldn't it be nice if some indie labels could > make some > >bucks, too (with the exact same access to distribution as the > majors)? > > IMO the internet alone is the place for distribution that everyone > has access to (well not everyone as of right now, but soon > enough). participating in online communities can raise your > profile and its easy enough to sell things through your own > website. i dont see how padding apple's wallet is to anyone's > advantage. centralizing the money in the music industry will lead > to a similar situation to what we're experiencing now. for the mp3 > revolution to matter, the money has to be dispersed throughout the > music community. > > tom > > > ________________________________________________________________ > andythepooh.com > > > > >
