Re: OT: Radiohead Proudly Adopts The Castro Music Distribution Model- (FREE) or Donations Only

Alex W. wrote:

"Ken Dixon" <nsvmiami@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:MZsNi.228$a8.203@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



The point is music at the professional level is a business and no business survives by giving it away so if Metallica wanted to cash in on years of hard work good for them. If that pisses off the "art should be free" crowd tough shit. They can make their own art and give it away, to expect others to do so just to please them is ridiculous.


That argument stands and falls with what exactly is meant by "it". If a band can make more money by using their music as a loss leader and/or advertising vehicle for other, more profitable items in a band's product range, it makes sense to "give away" music. It really is not that revolutuionary a concept -- telephone companies have been giving away cellphones for years because they discovered that it's a good way of luring people into highly lucrative contracts. Not to mention that much of the internet's commercial side is based on giving the customer free access to services and information because ite ensures eyeballs and clickthroughs.

By "it" I mean the music. If the music is only being used to sell T-shirts and the like then they aren't musicians to begin with, just flea market hucksters and if that works for them fine, give away the "music".
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