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Rahman fever His Music ~ My Mother Tongue ________________________________ From: Dinesh <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 1 August, 2009 9:45:23 AM Subject: Re: [arr] 'Blue' to be released in memory chip If the songs are in WAV. format. Then its fine. :) --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ravi Nair <raviishere@ ...> wrote: > > It will be interesting to see the quality of the music in a pen drive, which > I guess would be mp3 format. Difficult to beat the good old audio cd. What > say? > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:26 AM, rayrai2k <ravis...@.. .> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Piracy is not fully bcs of price factor. According to me price only matters > > less than half. It's the interest, impatience to wait for getting a legal > > copy of their fav icon's work. So the music Ind shud understand and work > > methods to supply the copies in least time with utmost sincerity. > > Piracy still continues despite moser Baer sell DVDs at rs 35 which is the > > same cost as a pirated DVD and even much lesser. But who is interested to > > watch a movie after months of release. > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups. com>, V > > S > > Rawat <vsrawat@> wrote: > > > > > > On 7/31/2009 1:29 AM India Time, _Farzad Khaleel_ wrote: > > > > > > > But might be costly also, targeted fpr more luxurious consumers. > > > > > > Recall the days when a music CD was selling at Rs 500+, and an empty CD > > > was at Rs 50. Now a music CD is at about or less than Rs 100 and an > > > empty cd is some Rs 6. > > > > > > When a new technology gets launched, it is indeed costly. but as people > > > start buying that en masse, prices plummet. profit margin per customer > > > is slashed to make way for higher margin by accumulated nos. of so many > > > customers. and comptition comes in. and better and cheaper and faster > > > method of production become available. > > > > > > It is indeed a good step. so convenient, so handy, so small. > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Vithur <vithurm@ > > > > <mailto:vithurm@ >> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > This can very easily spread piracy. Easily transferable device.... > > > > > > > > I dont think, this idea would click well in India. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Sreekrishnan R > > > > <rahmanfever@ <mailto:rahmanfever @>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By August, music will be available in size zero > > > > > > > > MUMBAI: Music packaging is all set to take a cue from > > > > Bollywood's bombshells-- come August, it will also be available > > > > in size zero. Says music kingpin Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, > > > > which controls a sizeable slice of the Bollywood music pie, "Get > > > > ready for a pleasant surprise. Music will now have a new shape.'' > > > > > > > > The new shape--the pen drive and the micro chip--is totally in > > > > tune with GenNext lifestyles, says Bhushan, who initiated R&D in > > > > the concept over a year ago. "The music market is getting > > > > younger, and digital platforms are the in thing,'' he says. > > > > "With mobile memory chips, you can carry music on your phone; > > > > pen drives can be used on laptops and even car audio systems.'' > > > > T-Series will kick-start the pen drive movement with A R > > > > Rahman's track for `Blue' in August/September. > > > > > > > > A music industry source says that new releases will come on a 1 > > > > GB pen drive along with older titles from the company; there > > > > will also be free space for the user to download music of his > > > > choice. Kumar Taurani of Tips, the other big player on the > > > > Bollywood music scene, believes the move will revolutionise the > > > > music industry. "Music companies can monetise this by releasing > > > > their entire past libraries in the new format,'' he says. > > > > > > > > Sony Music, HMV-Sa Re Ga Ma and Junglee Music are some of the > > > > other players in Bollywood who are studying the feasibility of > > > > introducing pen drives/memory chips. Mobile giant Nokia, in > > > > association with T-Series, is also launching a memory chip that > > > > will have the latest songs and will come free with certain music > > > > phone models. > > > > > > > > While flash drives or pen drives with legal music have proved to > > > > be a hit abroad, will this work in India, given the higher price > > > > tag as compared to a CD or cassette? Market sources say that > > > > right now, none of the companies in the fray are factoring in a > > > > profit margin--the aim is to entice buyers and build up a > > > > consumer bank. Bhushan, on his part, is optimistic that the step > > > > will change music consumption to a great degree. > > > > > > > > "Several music companies are looking to do this, as this is the > > > > way to go. As holders of music rights we were foreseeing this. > > > > It will certainly give a boost to the music industry. It will > > > > also curb piracy to an extent as those who presently download > > > > from the Net will have access to original music in digital > > > > format,'' says Priti Shahni of Indian films. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ msid-4831736, prtpage-1. > > cms > > > > > > > > > > > > Rahman fever > > > > His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > > > Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! 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