pfarrell;350879 Wrote: > > Yeah, its really sad. Its true that CD sales have been crushed. > Whether that is due to piracy or crappy acts is hard to tell. But the > revenue drain is terrible. > > The record labels have always been a bit of a ponzi scheme, or if you > prefer, a VC fund. They invest in a bunch of groups, most do nothing, > and a few are Led Zepplin. But without the money from the big groups, > there is no money to support the little ones. > > The RIAA does not represent the recording industry. They represent the > big five labels. Period. > > But when there is a big squeeze, everyone from artists, session > musicians, recording engineers, studio owners, etc. get crushed. > > Except for a handful of studios (Apple Records, etc.) the only way > studios are paying for the lights is voice overs, books on tape, and a > few cats and dogs. > > The only part of the business that has any current upside is vinyl. > Most > of that is yet another re-issue of ancient stuff. And its mostly sold > to > wacky audiophiles who think $10K is a decent price for a cartridge. > > The current The Absolute Sound has a cover story on a turntable that > weighs 600 pounds. > Perhaps I'm a bit hi-jacking this thread, I apologize, but there MUST be a solution, isn't it ? I mean, this is not a -production- model problem, groups and musicians are as talented today as they were -say- 30 years ago, studios are at least as good (at least I think) so... what is left ? The commercial business model and the customers. Is there a severe inadequation between them ? Looking around me, people who like music still continue buying records. The others don't, but they never did anyway. Perhaps the RIAA model, the way you describe it, is dead ? Is the industry prepared to survive without it, according to you ?
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