Comments on: Record labels admit music will soon be free, but they have a plan

By: red lights fix

red lights fix — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:46:06 +0000

The red ring of Death is a horrible thing to see on your xbox 360, but it is common. Thankfully it can be fixed.

By: Telling The Truth

Telling The Truth — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:36:56 +0000

Every mother has communication beyond the need of words with a son. A soldier�s mom will say, �He died doing what he wanted most to do. His purpose was to serve his country.�

By: random

random — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:44:39 +0000

Tbh i do not think they are being ignorant, Watching their company burn around them, yes and no. One, what they are currently doing is not working, so they dont know how to fix this problem yet, and it takes time for things to work. This is their alternative.

Trust me when i say this, they are not stupid enough to just think the artists would openly agree to these new terms. They made it up to the CEO, i doubt their that dumb (some still lack common sense). Theirs most likely information that is not being told as it seems this info is a leaked and not a statement.

My 5 cents says they have a plan to keep the artists with them after this transition. Say easier to make music, less harrassment on the equipment. I can sit here all day and think of ways they can keep the artists but i wont list them all.

The norm says the ones in power are stupid and corrupt, but its not like that, theirs definately more than that, good or bad i do not know.

By: Jon Randelman

Jon Randelman — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:26:50 +0000

First of all, thank you for an excellent post and for helping to disseminate this fascinating interview. Although the record companies seem to have finally identified the problem they are facing, their solution serves to show how they got themselves in this mess in the first place. I think that is unbelievable that a record label executive would come out and say that music would be entirely free by 2013. This does not serve anyone’s purposes, as it seems that he or she is basically indirectly endorsing illegally downloading music, as apparently it will be free within the next two to four years anyway. If I am an artist on this person’s label, or really any artist signed to a major label I am angry that someone involved in my livelihood is supporting a practice that hurts me financially. It also seems fairly ridiculous that record companies are absolutely fine with suing startups and taking money from music downloads. It certainly gives the impression that they are twiddling their thumbs while their companies burn down around them. I think the real question this executive needs to ask himself is that in 2013, what happens to the artists that are not signed to these 360 deals? You would think that if record labels started to give music away for free there would be a huge amount of breach of contract lawsuits, which would result in a mass exodus of artists from their respective labels. Additionally it is hard to believe that labels can still be arrogant and assume that artists still depend solely on them and would be more than willing to sign 360 deals. Would you agree that the majority of established artists probably do not need record labels to distribute their music anymore? Even a middle of the road band like the Presidents of the United States has found a way to circumnavigate around the labels by releasing their music through an iphone application. It might be high time for record labels to start assessing why artists need them at all, and adjust their business model accordingly.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:46:55 +0000

Finally, some recognition that value does not equal price! Just because it has no cost does not mean it has no value and its high time the music biz recognizes that fact.