Arstechnica is carrying a report (not the first, and not the last) on the overall decline of music sales in the world, and the panic the major industry incumbents have because the business model from last decade isn’t quite working in this decade. This is what happens when you allow people the ability to choose either a £15 album, or the four main tracks at £4. People are no longer buying the filling. Go on all you like about piracy, drm, evil Russian websites that have a proven digital music model, the root cause is simple. The buying public are … Continue reading Times Change – Can’t The Music Industry Just Get Over It?
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Times Change – Can’t The Music Industry Just Get Over It?
Arstechnica is carrying a report (not the first, and not the last) on the overall decline of music sales in the world, and the panic the major industry incumbents have because the business model from last decade isn’t quite working in this decade. This is what happens when you allow people the ability to choose either a £15 album, or the four main tracks at £4. People are no longer buying the filling. Go on all you like about piracy, drm, evil Russian websites that have a proven digital music model, the root cause is simple. The buying public are … Continue reading Times Change – Can’t The Music Industry Just Get Over It?