Comments on: Radiohead Shocks Record Industry With Free Download of New Album

By: My Takeaway from Double Fine’s Kickstarter Success « Nick Kummert

My Takeaway from Double Fine’s Kickstarter Success « Nick Kummert — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:13:04 +0000

[...] trusted their fans to appreciate the value of music. Reactions on the internet varied from, “this is the future of music” to, “of course a critically acclaimed band like Radiohead can pull this off.” [...]

By: Tópicos de Marketing Digital UC » Nueva Ley

Tópicos de Marketing Digital UC » Nueva Ley — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:56:58 +0000

[...] de esta nueva forma todo cabe, sólo hay que ser inteligentes. Está el caso de Radiohead, que puso a disposición de cualquiera a precio “de reserva” su propiedad (luego de [...]

By: Memes, appropriation and creating something that works « think first

Memes, appropriation and creating something that works « think first — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:47:34 +0000

[...] allowing their fans to decide what their music is worth (their album In Rainbows could be legally downloaded for free). GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", "other"); [...]

By: Gorillaz Plans First Free iPad Album for Xmas

Gorillaz Plans First Free iPad Album for Xmas — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:25:28 +0000

[...] give away an album for free to loyal fans. Radiohead was the first major band to do so with “In Rainbows” back in 2007, though they did solicit donations per a pay-what-you-will model. Since then [...]

By: The Slow Demise of the Traditional Music Model | The Tale of the Disconnected

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:17:02 +0000

[...] they also take back the rightful ownership of their work, brand image, distribution, and pricing. Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are two bands who have already taken advantage of the business model by [...]

By: When Majors understand the value of free music « steampixels

When Majors understand the value of free music « steampixels — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:30:23 +0000

[...] at whatever price fans felt like paying. What pushed them to do this was probably mainly this graph => and the fact that they had a large enough fan base to succeed where other more obscure bands [...]

By: Editorial: How Does One Define an ‘Artist’ and How Does it Fit in the Copyright Debate?

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:09:31 +0000

[...] from that, there was a sense of puzzlement for me over the reaction when Radiohead released In Rainbows in a “pay what you want” style sale where some consider this move “new”, [...]

By: Gene Simmons Targeted with DDos, Threatens Legal action

Gene Simmons Targeted with DDos, Threatens Legal action — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:30:49 +0000

[...] After all, he is the one who said that Radiohead must have been on “fucking crack” for allowing fans to pay whatever they want for copies of their album “In Rainbows.” [...]

By: Dni

Dni — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:17:22 +0000

It wasn’t actually free. There was 2,5 pounds downloadcosts as far as i remember.

By: They say the best things in life are free. — Bridget.com.au

They say the best things in life are free. — Bridget.com.au — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:37:38 +0000

[...] Take for example music. Try as they might to stop us with advertisements of famous superstars begging us to quit stealingtheir “creative expression”,by slapping a couple of fines on some unsuspecting teenagers and by taking Napster to court, free music downloads are rife as ever. Laws and fines couldn’t stop us, and eventually artists gave in. [...]