On 31/10/2007, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Removing one revenue stream. There are obviously other revenue streams. > Live gigs (although this isn't an option for some artists), merchandise > etc. However, the concept of "selling records" is critical to most > professional bands. > > Rich. >
Actually I think that this is exactly the way the "new" business models will work. Recorded music is a relatively very new concept. Court bards of old got paid for performances and I think that that's the way we're headed back as the value of a recording approaches zero (distribution cost, not value of the art). Obviously there will always also be people who want a physical product so the market for CDs won't dissapear. But IMO essentially the music industry will have to go back to basics, and work on a pay per performance model as it has done for most of the last millenia. Vijay.
