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Chris I also think they should invest in not only improving Bittorrent, but also creating a new distribution standard (such as the .P2P protocol that The Pirate Bay would like to build) because the current bittorrent standard is very inefficient.

Its incredible that they put DRM on all their songs, as most people would rather torrent it than having all the crappy restrictions and low quality music.

Have a good day Chris!

Sure… DRM sucks and is just a non-sense for the “Art”!

Some platform to listen some music directly on-line like http://www.deezer.com could be interesting…

You can access to all the song everywhere, anytime… And soon with your mobile device (when the iPhone safari will support the Flash, grrr!!).

It doesn’t provide more money for the Music Industry, but it doesn’t decrease the sales neither… And, with some “Monthly Subscription”, the website could generate enough money to give back to the record which provide authorization to be streamed-diffuse on the website…

Bye,
Phil

Damn, Chris…
Let me know when you want to upgrade the look of your site…

I don’t understand the first three points at all:

- iTunes is NOT the problem. Investing any effort in jukebox software would be a huge waste of time and money.

- Bittorent? This is just part of the first point, and equally makes no sense.

- Hire coders to make the music work on all platforms? What? It’s called AAC or MP3. Why would the labels re-invent the wheel?

So far all that’s been suggested is for the labels to become a software developer. That scares me because they’ll suck at it. More importantly, they don’t need to get in the software business.

Point 4 is the crux of the matter:

- Yes! Let everybody sell it (and make it DRM free!). But this includes iTunes as well. Amazon has shown that you can compete with iTunes. By all means make your music available to more than just Apple. But don’t “block” Apple either. They’re #1 and selling more of the labels’ product than anyone. Don’t be stupid.

The concept of this article is interesting, but I think Music does not need to be saved, it is evolving on its own. The old ways will be gone and the new will be. The RIAA and their croneys do not have a future.

Save the RIAA??? LOL!!!

The same company that’s been screwing people over with lawsuits?

I think I speak for everyone when I say: Fuck ‘em!

Music is just like sex! Some people have to pay for it, Most of us get it for free.

DRM MUST DIE! I buy my music, so I should be able to do whatever I want with it! What’s worse is that only iTunes has all TV show episodes available for Download. I want a Zune but if I can’t watch my shows from iTunes on it, then I have no choice but to get an iPod. Screw you iTunes!

The recording industry wants to have their cake and eat it too. One side of their mouth says that you don’t own the CD that you buy, you just own a license to listen to it. Much like software. When you scratch the surface of the CD and just need a replacement to continue to listen to your licensed music they require you to buy a new CD. Not like software. Guess that they think that we are a bunch of idiots. No wonder people crack copy protection.

lol

lol. omg, that was classic.

“Make music free”? Why do you feel that artists shouldn’t be compensated for their work?

I do feel artists should be compensated for their work. I just believe it will not hurt their profit. Remember in the year 2000 when it was legal & free to download—pop charts were up. But ever since this law was pasted, pop charts have hit record lows.

What about lesser known artists and small record labels? Most musicians are just regular people trying to make a living, just like anyone else. People downloading music isn’t going to put Britney Spears in the poorhouse, but it may have a huge impact on an artist that is just getting by.

Some consumers like to preview or hear 1 or 2 songs made by the artists before buying their album/s. (By “preview” I mean listen to the entire song). If an artist makes a really good album of songs (ex: 18 tracks) there is a good chance many people are song to buy the album. However, some music artists make only 2 or 3 songs that are actually worth listening.

I remember 50 Cent’s album “Wangsta,” there were only 4 songs out of 18 worth listening. As for those lesser known artists, well its their loss. Besides, if a artist does not make music that a certain group of listeners enjoys then there is a good chance they won’t make any profit. Its just the way the music industry works.

$0.25 per song is a reasonable price for many songs out there. $0.99 per song is just too expensive for many people. Especially if your a DJ who creates mix sessions for a living.

I agree with DsmB2007.

I agree. For sure we will see rap/hip hop kill the music industry. RAP is short for CRAP. The only people who listen to CRAP are the RAP (Retards Attempting Poetry).

Indeed. The record companies are greedy.

I guess I should have have mentioned this in the last replay I made:

I agree with “The music industry is doomed anyway”, but I do not agree upon pirating music.

that has to be your official quote, damn that was good.

wow this is an annoying internet hermit guy and the people in the chat room must be the lowest of the low when it comes to nerdy human waste…

i can’t believe this annoying guy has an audience

You know, nobody is forcing you to watch Chris’s videos. He’s a cool guy. Take him the way you want to. Love him or hate him. Take your pick.

This is a really slanted ass way of looking at things. Of course he’s willing to pay for it, as he’s surrounded by his iphone, 24″? monitor, and the other monitor, appears to be a 30 or 32 or so of course you don’t mind shelling out 100 bucks for 5 CD’s, but I sure as hell do. I simply don’t have it. Now is it my fault for not having a job? Perhaps, but as I’m pursuing an education (college) right now and can’t afford to work at the same time, I’d prefer to pursue my education with music.

This woman whines that her paid-for music was lost. She whines that her photos were lost. She whines that her tax returns were on the laptop. But it was HER responsibility to back up her data, and to ensure her laptop didn’t go to ANY service center loaded with irreplaceable and/or sensitive data… only she’s responsible for caretaking her own important data…having been in the computer-fixit business for a long time, I can tell you nobody I know who does that EVER guarantees a customer’s data; the data is the customer’s responsibility… as well it should be! David M. Fitzpatrick, Bangor, Maine — That is why you are supposed backup all your information on a DVD or CD. That would of saved all your information. What would of happened if the hard drive had gone and she lost all her information, would she of still sued Best Buy for lost information? Dean W. Cuba, Mo —What type of backup system did she employ? If she didn’t use a backup system then does comparative fault apply and how much will be applied to her? No matter what backup system she used or didn’t use the repair process is faulty. Steve Lombardi — Has she not heard of Back Up?? A few CD’s and a little time every day will save a world of trouble when your computer goes down. Notice I said ‘when’ not ‘if’. Pat Helyer (72 yrs) , Bedford, TX

The people control this now.
They are NOT gonna buy just ANY music in 10 years time.
Talentless artists will vanish.
Only those with talent will succeed.

Just like we all pay extra money for QUALITY products from food to cars, we will also pay for QUALITY music without hesitation.

As I recall… OiNK never stocked much wav. most of it was pcm, hi-quality mp3, hi-quality vorbis, and/or AAC. Good call on the Radiohead reference. Their scheme is something that works. Its proof of concept, in actuality.

err: I meand to say FLAC, not pcm … difference between wav and pcm is only 44 bytes anyways.

Oh sure…& while your at it, make everyone pay for downloading .gif & .jpg images online! People can get them free! While your at it, make everyone pay for seeing their emails & downloading Adobe Flash Player (which people get for free) Fucking douche! Librals suchs as yourselves are what made the record companies shoot themselves in foot! Music is art, not a product. Stop ruining people’s lives!

Oh sure…& while your at it, make everyone pay for downloading .gif & .jpg images online! People can get them free! While your at it, make everyone pay for seeing their emails & downloading Adobe Flash Player (which people get for free) Fucking douche! Librals suchs as yourselves are what made the record companies shoot themselves in foot! Music is art, not a product. Stop ruining people’s lives!

the record labels are now out of date. bands don’t need them anymore…they’re dinosaurs…give it time, and the majority bands will simply use the internet to distribute their music.

If you support legalizing downloading music for free, then you are the problem!