If I am the record labels, I get to working on a PC version and get it on the market as soon as possible.
But again, this battle isn't going away any time soon. Why has it taken this long for labels to lower their prices? That should have been their first reaction, not raising prices even more. $18 is too much for a CD when DVD's and video games are just a few dollars more.
Why are they supporting Clear Channel, whose illegal monopoly and unfair business practices directly lead to domination of the countries radio and concert venues? When the last time you saw a video on MTV? They are too busy showing the Osbournes and the Real World reruns. Does it ever occur to anyone that maybe people want to hear new and different things on the radio and people are using filesharing for this purpose? Kazzaa, Grokster and their ilk ARE THE NEW RADIO. Except you don't have the labels, their promotional money or radio’s lame PD's and MD's making the music choices.
What you want to hear is entirely up to you.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
Very nice summary of the situation Kyle, thanks and welcome!
2 - Coolfer
As I've told the Leafblower a number of times, the industry it too big and slow (for better or worse, that's just how it is) to react quickly. Going through the courts takes a LOT of time. If download services are ever to take off, illegal downloading needs to be stamped out. If Kazaa is not going to police its users, the RIAA is absolutely right to sue people to stop. What they're doing now is going to affect the health of the industry in the coming decades. It's important to go about it right. This is not time to panic, drop prices, cave in to P2P, and hope that everything turns out for the better.
It would be great if they dropped prices a long time ago, but it's a risky proposition. Companies just don't take such a chance without putting a toe in the water. Again, these things take time.
Expensive CDs....c'mon. The prices haven't outpaced inflation since they came out in the mid 80's. In NYC you can buy a CD for less money than a decent pizza. And price gouging? People don't mind paying $1.50 for one cent of Pepsi syrup and a bunch of carbonated water. People understand just as little about Pepsi's fixed and variable costs as they do a CDs fixed and variable costs, but never bitch about the price of a soda. (The manufacturing is never and will never be a big part of a CD's total cost, just as the soda syrup isn't a big part of Pepsi's cost.)
3 - TDavid
CDs are overpriced, even still at $12.99
4 - Eric Olsen
I would almost mever pay more than about $8 for a CD - that's why when I do buy them it is almost invariably used.
5 - Eric Olsen
I should add "used" but unopened, ie promo. I won't pay more than a couple bucks for something that's actually been used.
6 - Coolfer
$12.99 is a good deal for CD, assuming that the packaging doesn't totally suck. At that cost you can be assured that neither the label nor the retailer is ripping you off.
7 - BRICKLAYER
Mr. O: Where do you get most of your cd purchases? Do use online sources like half.com? Just wondering, coz I buy a buttload, and I'm always looking for the cheapest prices. I buy alot of promo's on half.com but alot of them are opened. Thank you Sir!
8 - Mark Saleski
you can use the words "illegal downloading" over and over again...but that doesn't make them true.
downloading is indeed a 'problem'...which will not be solved in the courts.
9 - cassandra
you are so hot??????????????????????
10 - TDavid
Huh? Did the temperature in this thread just rise up or something?
11 - tiffany
i like zack and amy as well they are so nice but i hate tara and dave and keith and charla but the rest i like them all kisses from tiffany