On Aug 18, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081503367.html
Discuss.
What aspect would you like to discuss?
I think that it sucks, because I enjoy Pandora and Last.fm (which I
assume will fall prey to the same rules), but it's within
SoundExchange's rights to control the license fees and, for some
reason, they think this is best for their constituents.
Frankly, we've been through this before and SoundExchange is like the
dutch boy trying to stick his finger in the dyke. Eventually, a new
model will spring forth (probably one where individual artists
circumvent the labels and their control structure) and the music will
find its way to the consumer.
After all, with the exception of the small number of bands that make
money through their album sales, bands do better at using music to
promote live gigs.
That's my take,
Jared
Jared M. Spool
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