tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post8428430561407204002..comments2023-04-25T23:39:22.435-07:00Comments on The Musical Disconnect: A Pointless DebateThe Musical Disconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710784493083644861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post-28375554190401076972012-03-15T13:07:53.049-07:002012-03-15T13:07:53.049-07:00I totally agree with this assessment. Further proo...I totally agree with this assessment. Further proof that its better to go it alone as much as possible is the math you provided: if 500 cd's from the original 2000 are promotional copies, you can't sell enough through a distributor to break even.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post-64742744283019046092011-12-14T11:57:40.781-08:002011-12-14T11:57:40.781-08:00Spotify is a disgrace.
Sure, if you're a mus...Spotify is a disgrace. <br />Sure, if you're a music consumer it's the Holy Grail...<br />it amounts to legal piracy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post-56718387959807906162011-12-08T20:53:44.057-08:002011-12-08T20:53:44.057-08:00I agree with TMD's position, when the amounts ...I agree with TMD's position, when the amounts are so infinitesimal, the rate that Mr. Touve is arguing so vehemently for is a moot point. And the argument that volume matters is also moot given how low payment is for a download when buyers are dissecting and disemboweling albums and only downloading one song at a time. Artists can not afford to make minimum wage at those rates.pranaknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598419232402926380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post-24703588117969491282011-12-08T15:38:18.974-08:002011-12-08T15:38:18.974-08:00Much like arguing about table scraps when you are ...Much like arguing about table scraps when you are starving... Again, neither service will really allow any but the most successful artists to even begin to earn a living wage. Here's my take on it all http://themusicaldisconnect.blogspot.com/2011/06/digital-domain-1s-and-0s-or-just-zeros_11.htmlThe Musical Disconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710784493083644861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664289235302249265.post-25010455894485024642011-12-08T09:48:51.311-08:002011-12-08T09:48:51.311-08:00Thanks for disagreeing.
For what it is worth, I b...Thanks for disagreeing.<br /><br />For what it is worth, I believe the rate—whether for a download or a stream—matters a great deal.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937541334565005741noreply@blogger.com