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Originally posted by nostatic
I'm not sure what your point is here. That starving artists don't exist? . . .
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Yes, good question.
I was mocking the absurdity of the notion that musicians will stop producing music, if exorbitant amounts of money are not involved.
I saw the multiple ways my post could have been taken . .I should have edited for clarity .. .I've been a bit "off" lately, as I've recently found myself managing a family-members major health threat.
Anyway, this really hits-home that this "music download issue" is "much a-do, about nothing" (though I'm sure RIAA is enjoying the hype)
This music download issue has the exact same problem that the software producers have. The biggest difference is writting code is much more boring than writing music, IMO (read: $'s motivate coders more than musicians) . . .similar, in a lot of ways, but I digress. . ..and (they differ) in that software is a tool and music is entertainment. (the value proposition is different)
In the long-run, I expect what will happen is, download sites (like kaza, napstr) (which make money (albeit indirect) by cutting in to the existing marketing/distribution $machine) will be shut-down. And, the popularity of entertainers (willingly) going directly to the net for distribution will go up . .. until net distribution completly ecllipses the current marketing/distribution $machine.
AHhh, an arguement. . .I do feel better
(btw: I meant, in that questionable post, that dispensing medications or defending a drunk-driver is not fun in the same way that creating music can be. . . fully reallizing, that it could be read as "people (
self)medicate just for relaxation and enjoyment." --my bad. )