quoted 1 line Selling MP3s is a ridiculous concept unless each customer has an> Selling MP3s is a ridiculous concept unless each customer has an
individual
quoted 4 lines crypto key to open and hear the tracks they buy. This being inconceivable> crypto key to open and hear the tracks they buy. This being inconceivable
> w/in the current market structure, I still think the OG business model of
> making money on ticket sales, merch and the occasional hardcopy is the way
> to go.
I agree on the technology part of it...you'd have to do something
else to encourage people to actually pay for it. Limiting how you can
replay it is too hard to deal with. Like you mention merch...possibly
giving
away "free" merch (tshirts etc) to subscribers over the long haul....
However - I guess what i'm getting at is - is it more ridiculous than
selling cds,
where you have to actually make something, when some percent
(i don't know how high), just rip the cd and listen to it on their computer.
Or never buy it and just listen to it on their computer.
Perhaps giving some $'s to the artist this way would make more sense
to people who normally just download stuff for free, or think too little
money goes to the artists from normal cd sales...
- cutups
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