Subj : Can not sample this
To : All
From : Matt Munson
Date : Tue Oct 02 2012 11:16 am
Hello everybody!
Streaming music services have been a godsend for the recording industry in the
age of piracy. Services such as Spotify, rdio and Mog Music give people a
chance to sample hundreds of thousands of albums. Thanks to these services I
was able to listen to music before buying the albums and I ended up buying many
albums thanks to them.
I understand that bands like Muse and Rush want people to buy the album, but
people want to try before they buy. I recognize that acts only get a dime or
two when music is streamed, but it is better than not receiving any money from
piracy. There should be ways to encourage people to buy the album while
allowing for an opportunity to sample an album. Perhaps the album can be
serialized by having 1/4th of the release available to be streamed a week until
the fourth week allowing people to listen to the whole product while still
encouraging people to buy the album at the same time.
Money is tight and allowing for a one month no streaming period for bands like
Rush for the core fans to buy the album is agreeable. However if you want new
people to consider your work it would be worth keeping it open to the streaming
services.
Matt
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