File Sharing
Does File Sharing Help The Industry? A Discussion.
Jul0202:20 PM
Filed in: Opinion
Today we bring yet another music biz discussion video from AUX.tv, featuring Alan Cross, AUX Weekly host Barry Taylor, CBC Radio 3's Craig Norris, and Sirius Radio's director of Canadian Content Andreanne Sasseville.
Does file sharing actually encourage people to buy music? Is it good for the bands and the consumer? You probably already know what our opinion is...Free The Music! In a nutshell, our opinion is that file sharing helps spread music to the masses and create new fans.
But that's just our opinion, watch the vid below to see what these industry experts think...
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Buzz Band Columbia Release Album via The Pirate Party
Nov1809:42 AM
Filed in: Music News
It's a wet and depressing West Coast kind of day over here in Vancouver, pretty typical for November. So I'm sitting here sipping away on my third mug of coffee and thinking to myself, "What could we do at Thorny Bleeder Records to help brighten up everyone's day a little and spread some love on this dark and dreary day?"
And then it hit me...Free Music!
So I quickly got in touch with Kevin Schallie, singer for buzz band Columbia, who just happen to be one of the bands I'm managing. "Dude. Free music. Let's put your album out there for the whole world to listen to man...are you in?"
"Dude! Thumbs up man! Free the music and the fans will follow!"
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My Solution To Save The Music Industry
Nov1311:37 AM
Filed in: Opinion
The music industry's money, energy, passion and creativity would be better spent trying to improve upon the user experience of file sharing rather than fighting it through legislation.
Focus on what the music consumer really wants, and deliver it, blowing away any and all expectations.
The businesss needs to out-think the freebie alternatives, create something new that can't be replicated through file sharing, and then monetize that new technology through a paid monthly service.
No, I'm not talking about another iTunes clone. That's boring. And while I do love Spotify, it can become boring as well since there's no Recommendation Engine to encourage new music discoveries. And there's no graphics to to entertain the ADHD kids.
The answer lies within existing technologies which we can morph and create something with. Something new that...
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Global Treaty Could Throw Filesharers Off Internet
Nov0612:54 PM
Filed in: Music News
"Leaked details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement being negotiated in secret by most of the world's largest economies suggest Internet file-sharers could be blocked from accessing the Internet if they are repeatedly accused of sharing copyrighted material, say media and digital-rights watchdogs."
(Source: http://rawstory.com/2009/11/global-treaty-three-strikes/)
This is wrong. So very, very wrong. And this is why I'm...
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B.C. Case Could Change Canadian Web Landscape
Mar1710:19 AM
Filed in: Music News
Ok folks, THIS is scary.
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