Great conversation, some real thoughtful comments.
I strongly agree that content comes from the artist/creator. I don't mind paying for that artistry/creativity. I object to paying a premium to the middleman, i.e., the record company.
At one time they were important.
In this digital age of the internet, I beg to say they are not.
That is why I object to their efforts to strangle creativity. I do not download music, because I'm not sure how, and I don't know how to get it from there to my cd burner (which only loads dust for lack of this old geezer's knowledge base ).
In the 1960s and 1970s there were local/regional bands/musicians that were as good, if not far better, than the national/international groups. They were eventually 'strangled' by the control the recording companies had over the industry.
Today 'indie' groups and musicians have the technical means to get their sound out to as many people as visit a website.
THAT is what cranks the 'music industry.' Their control is tenuous, and they are bringing their big guns to a knife fight. And, how in the hell are they winning? Our courts are just not up to the speed of technology, and the obsolescense of certain industries.
Rock on, dudes and ladies,
pete
I strongly agree that content comes from the artist/creator. I don't mind paying for that artistry/creativity. I object to paying a premium to the middleman, i.e., the record company.
At one time they were important.
In this digital age of the internet, I beg to say they are not.
That is why I object to their efforts to strangle creativity. I do not download music, because I'm not sure how, and I don't know how to get it from there to my cd burner (which only loads dust for lack of this old geezer's knowledge base ).
In the 1960s and 1970s there were local/regional bands/musicians that were as good, if not far better, than the national/international groups. They were eventually 'strangled' by the control the recording companies had over the industry.
Today 'indie' groups and musicians have the technical means to get their sound out to as many people as visit a website.
THAT is what cranks the 'music industry.' Their control is tenuous, and they are bringing their big guns to a knife fight. And, how in the hell are they winning? Our courts are just not up to the speed of technology, and the obsolescense of certain industries.
Rock on, dudes and ladies,
pete