las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I guess the best way to put it is that the majority of people who use
>Napster aren't doing so solley for the purpose of getting totally
>free music. They would be will to pay a modest fee. Don't forget that
>these downloads are going to be of varied quality: CD quality since
>they are compresssed. So I don't think that they are worth paying an
>excessive amount for.
OK, now I think we're getting closer to some sort of common ground, Larry
;-)
I'm willing to give the majority of Napster users the benefit of the
doubt, and suspest that they would pay a small amount in order to
download MP3s of songs that they want. At that point, assuming the bulk
of that money goes to the artists, I'll be a big supporter of the concept
because a) the artists will be getting paid; and b) the record companies
won't be getting billions.
But, that said, remember that the majority of bands that have "made it"
did so not because their music has been so much better than other music
that fans flocked to them, but because a good portion of record company
profits went towards massive advertising, playlist stuffing, promotional
efforts, etc. Without that extra money, we'd most likely see a levelling
of the playing field on the one hand, but also a lot of good bands will
get lost in the quagmire, IMHO.
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