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From:
Richard Barnett
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Date:
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:31:46 +1100
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Re: [idm] 2003: The Year the Music Industry Dies - Wired Magazine, 2/2003
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Jeff/Ninja Tune said the following on 18/01/2003 13:11:
quoted 6 lines So here's the question. Can subscription be a profitable model? For instance>So here's the question. Can subscription be a profitable model? For instance >if we put some rare out of print stuff on our site, some things that were >previously only on vinyl, exclusive stuff, etc... would any of you pay a fee >per track. Say $1 per track or something? I'm of the opinion that what >attracts most people about downloading is the free part. >
I'm already an eMusic subscriber, so I'd certainly pay for Ninja Tune downloads assuming similar terms (previewable or well-described, good quality, burnable format like mp3, no technical controls over what you do with the tracks, etc). I'd pay a lot more than $1 for Solid Steel mix downloads, too. My main gripe with eMusic is that they're not adding music I want frequently enough for my liking. Of course, it didn't help that I'd already bought a load of the stuff which is up there -- Merck, Schematic, Fax, Mille Plateaux, etc -- *before* I subscribed :-( The location-based download restrictions for some releases (Cornelius, Pizzicato 5) are also annoying as a non-North American subscriber. -- Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org