Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Learning from Mistakes
So, the music industry is finally going to be forced to learn a lesson or two on the way that they're been doing business and how its hurting its own industry (the phrase: biting off the nose to spite the face, comes to mind).
when people figure out how to share music without legitimately paying for it (or not paying for it in traditional thinking), the thing to do it NOT to sue the fans, but to adapt and innovate. adversity and obstacles fuel innovation for the better. that's how society functions.
but now, some of the more adaptive artists are taking matters into their own hands, and instead of punishing their fans for listening to their music, they are creating new ways to distribute their music and still make compensation for their efforts.
Read the following article by Michael Geist, entitled Music Industry Needs Innovation, Not Intervention. Its nice to see that there is a system of change taking place to work with consumers, not against them. after all, one of the reasons i don't listen to Metallica anymore is that they jumped on the bandwagon of suing their fans, and i'm not about to reward that. nice to see that Barenaked Ladies (all time favourite Canadian Band) care about the fans and are doing something about the ridiculousness that has become Intellectual Property law.
when people figure out how to share music without legitimately paying for it (or not paying for it in traditional thinking), the thing to do it NOT to sue the fans, but to adapt and innovate. adversity and obstacles fuel innovation for the better. that's how society functions.
but now, some of the more adaptive artists are taking matters into their own hands, and instead of punishing their fans for listening to their music, they are creating new ways to distribute their music and still make compensation for their efforts.
Read the following article by Michael Geist, entitled Music Industry Needs Innovation, Not Intervention. Its nice to see that there is a system of change taking place to work with consumers, not against them. after all, one of the reasons i don't listen to Metallica anymore is that they jumped on the bandwagon of suing their fans, and i'm not about to reward that. nice to see that Barenaked Ladies (all time favourite Canadian Band) care about the fans and are doing something about the ridiculousness that has become Intellectual Property law.
The End of Privacy - Whitaker