Come On Music Biz, Embrace P2P

[Feather]

File-swapping networks alone are not to blame for the recording industry's woes and might plausibly be converted into legitimate channels for distributing music, one of Europe's most influential economic bodies has concluded.

In a report issued Monday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -- a Paris-based alliance of developed nations -- also suggested that it's difficult to establish a link between piracy and the music industry's shrinking revenues.

The report said a "re-evaluation" of music distribution needs to happen to achieve a balance between consumers' desire to access digital music and the industry's copyright protection concerns.

"Online technologies could evolve in a manner in which unauthorized use of copyright works are finally transformed into legitimate businesses," said Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, an OECD economist and one of the report's authors.

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[dubstylee]

well, uh, all i can say on these comments is..... DUH.

[notbob]

i just can't believe feather is back

that's just weird

[Feather]

never left bob :icon_rr:

[ejonesss]

yeah ever since the attacks on the wtc and pentagon the economy has been going down.

many american jobs are moving overseas.

heck even the fast food jobs when you place the order at a fast food place the order is sent to india via p2p voip like skype then relayed back to the folks working locally to make your order.

so if the 2 aa's are to survive they have to start by cutting jobs or maybe move overseas.

even better we would rather do without the aa's

[AussieMatt]

"Online technologies could evolve in a manner in which unauthorized use of copyright works are finally transformed into legitimate businesses," said Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, an OECD economist and one of the report's authors



the business model they are looking for is already availible www.peerimpact.com (http://www.peerimpact.com)

[Rez09]

But, the question is, will anyone use it?

[AussieMatt]

Rez thats yet to be seen maybe when Peer Impact come out of Beta and offer a varitey of content and some unprocteted content they could be sucessfull , then they still have to convince joe public its better to pay or subscribe to content then run the risk of a lawsuit or having your computer hosed .

[tomars]

I don't understand, how does Peer Impact work? I read the FAQ but I dont understand, cant get my head round what you have to do.
Thanks

[notbob]

fuck peer impact

i get everything free, how is pimping drm files an improvement on that?

[Travis982]

But, the question is, will anyone use it?

Very few if it has DRM.

Now if they had thought of this when Napster was first introduced instead of having their greedy heads up their asses, they might have made a go of it.

My thoughts are, at this point the only way they will woo back their alienated customers is if they provide something extra (maybe posters, added music video segment, special pics, etc). This way (if the price is reasonable) the buyer feels they get more value than if they just download a raw song.

[transduction]

I agree with the statement made. They are stating the obvious, but I agree. They will need to lower their prices substantially before they have a chance of making a income. Like 10 cents a song. $1.00 for a movie. Those are the prices I would be willing to pay for digital data.

But here is the problem: The MPAA and the RIAA don't understand how to restructure themselves and they are too greedy to desire to. Because they are big business with big money, they have big overhead. Because of big overhead, they have to charge big prices, prices we won't pay.

I believe the day is coming when major multinational corporation will be greatly weakened. By whom? By us, the so called little people.

How? Simple. The Internet. A genius recording artist who wanted to make it big without going through record companies could build a website and use seo to marktet it. Because the prices/overhead will be low, the artist can charge dirt cheap prices for music and videos or get donations, and I believe fans will pay. The same can be said for independent filmakers.

The days of making money from music and movies won't change. It will just evolve to better serve the interests of people worldwide.

Think about that.

Tesla