US Justice Dept. launches collusion probe into the pricing of download music
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That was bound to happen.
Im off to go download ten songs and enjoy capitalism while it lasts...
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this is a good thing :wink:
#4491....
Voodoo, I think you're confused.
Prices set by cartels eliminating the capability for their to be price competition in the market isn't capitalism.
I agree with Twisted .. this is a very good thing.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
'tis a sad day...people think you need to pay for downloading. (argh, me mateys!) :lol:
i was imagining a inspirational quote along the lines of "from my cold dead fingers!", but nothing original came together lol
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I'm staying with originals.
I'll stick it to myself someday....maybe. :D
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King and Twisted are right. I read an analysis a few years ago that said the free-market price of a downloaded song should probably be in the range of 60-80 cents. That would put industry profits back to the approximate level of the vinyl era, on a percentage basis.
Instead we've heard record labels talking about the price being too low, and I've heard amounts as high as $2.50 per song suggested as 'fair'.
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Cartel pricing has destroyed comptetition since trade began. Why should we be surprised that we're being ripped off for our paid downloads
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i came across this site called MusicNotes. What they do is let you get sheet music, that you print out yourself, for $4.95 an song. Is it me, or is that too much for online sheet music? I don't know what sheet music goes for in a store and with this you have the convenience of printing it out yourself. any ideas?
$4,95 is far too much. A large portion of the cost of sheet music is the management of hard-copy - setting, printing, binding, transport, storage, handling and delivery. Online softcopy eliminates ALL of those costs, except file creation ("setting").
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