Comments on: Will the music industry ever extract real value from digital? http://www.stereosubversion.com/commentary/will-the-music-industry-ever-extract-real-value-from-digital-10-14-2009/ Meaningful Culture Exists Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:05:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will the music industry ever extract real value from digital? | flux-rad.com http://www.stereosubversion.com/commentary/will-the-music-industry-ever-extract-real-value-from-digital-10-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Will the music industry ever extract real value from digital? | flux-rad.com Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.stereosubversion.com/?p=7232#comment-1390 [...] LINK [...] [...] LINK [...]

]]> By: Gordon Rae http://www.stereosubversion.com/commentary/will-the-music-industry-ever-extract-real-value-from-digital-10-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1388 Gordon Rae Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:57:17 +0000 http://www.stereosubversion.com/?p=7232#comment-1388 Markets never develop logically - they are intrinsically chaotic. But the beautiful thing about them is that they communicate messages about what's available and what people want. That communication process is easier than ever. The problem with the old disc manufacturing industry is that they are still thinking in terms of shaping demand by controlling availability: release dates, region codes, TV talent shows, new hardware formats, and so on. They could make a lot more profit if they spent less on marketing and listened to their fans. Markets never develop logically – they are intrinsically chaotic. But the beautiful thing about them is that they communicate messages about what’s available and what people want. That communication process is easier than ever.

The problem with the old disc manufacturing industry is that they are still thinking in terms of shaping demand by controlling availability: release dates, region codes, TV talent shows, new hardware formats, and so on. They could make a lot more profit if they spent less on marketing and listened to their fans.

]]> By: Fritz Gerlich http://www.stereosubversion.com/commentary/will-the-music-industry-ever-extract-real-value-from-digital-10-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Fritz Gerlich Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:47:48 +0000 http://www.stereosubversion.com/?p=7232#comment-1385 No, the industry will never extract the potential of digital. If they were going to, they would have to be running their own exclusive digital store, and their own Spotify; instead of relying on profit eating 3rd parties like itunes and amazon. But having digital services run by the majors would require cooperation between them, and they are unable to act in unison when it comes to anything except suing grandmas and single moms. No, the industry will never extract the potential of digital. If they were going to, they would have to be running their own exclusive digital store, and their own Spotify; instead of relying on profit eating 3rd parties like itunes and amazon. But having digital services run by the majors would require cooperation between them, and they are unable to act in unison when it comes to anything except suing grandmas and single moms.

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