My OperaHow the Greed stole the music
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:08:44 PM
Once upon a time in a world named earth...
Seriously, why the music industry is doing it's best to destroy the music industry, firs the CopyControlled Discs that played in some CD players, although they cost the same and claim to be the same, now they want more money from internet radio statios that promote their music, since it is almos impossible to save the music you heard from those stations, so I don't see the piracy precaution, just greed, the same green that made the users buy or download piracy.
When the music industry is going to get it, affordable music sell more, volume!!
Imagine in 1995 Mexico experience a really hard crisis, Tequila effect, so the cost of a CD went from $100.00 pesos to $250.00 or $300.00, from being the 8th biggest market in the music industry, sales went down for legal music, but piracy grew incredible, the same CD with the same quality for just $50.00 pesos, then it was $20.00 pesos, right now you can get a pirat CD for $15.00 pesos. Instead of reducing costs the labels start to increase price in order to get more of the loyal customers. Long story short, after 10 years they learned part of the leson, the CD are back at $150.00 or $100.00 when new releases, and less than $99.00 after a few months, still more expensive than piracy, that has the same quality and no Copycontrolled stuff.
DVD's are more smart now, they begin costing like $500.00 pesos, in 1995 or so, time passes nobody bought DVD players or DVD's because they where way to expensive, $7000.00 pesos for a DVD player and $500.00 each movie, suddenly stores with tons of stock of movies begin to import chinese DVD players that cost less than $600.00 pesos, and with each DVD player they give for free 2 DVD movies (this was in 2000 or so). Now the movies from several studios when new cost $100.00 pesos and after a few months you can get them for less than $69.00 pesos. Universal Studios was the first in reducing pricing.
Reduce price, be more accesible do not try to get everysingle penny your customer had, or they will cheat on you!.
I'm against piracy, but also I'm against abuse!
Seriously, why the music industry is doing it's best to destroy the music industry, firs the CopyControlled Discs that played in some CD players, although they cost the same and claim to be the same, now they want more money from internet radio statios that promote their music, since it is almos impossible to save the music you heard from those stations, so I don't see the piracy precaution, just greed, the same green that made the users buy or download piracy.
When the music industry is going to get it, affordable music sell more, volume!!
Imagine in 1995 Mexico experience a really hard crisis, Tequila effect, so the cost of a CD went from $100.00 pesos to $250.00 or $300.00, from being the 8th biggest market in the music industry, sales went down for legal music, but piracy grew incredible, the same CD with the same quality for just $50.00 pesos, then it was $20.00 pesos, right now you can get a pirat CD for $15.00 pesos. Instead of reducing costs the labels start to increase price in order to get more of the loyal customers. Long story short, after 10 years they learned part of the leson, the CD are back at $150.00 or $100.00 when new releases, and less than $99.00 after a few months, still more expensive than piracy, that has the same quality and no Copycontrolled stuff.
DVD's are more smart now, they begin costing like $500.00 pesos, in 1995 or so, time passes nobody bought DVD players or DVD's because they where way to expensive, $7000.00 pesos for a DVD player and $500.00 each movie, suddenly stores with tons of stock of movies begin to import chinese DVD players that cost less than $600.00 pesos, and with each DVD player they give for free 2 DVD movies (this was in 2000 or so). Now the movies from several studios when new cost $100.00 pesos and after a few months you can get them for less than $69.00 pesos. Universal Studios was the first in reducing pricing.
Reduce price, be more accesible do not try to get everysingle penny your customer had, or they will cheat on you!.
I'm against piracy, but also I'm against abuse!
Stomyr # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:38:19 PM
Hehe, you shouldn't wait for a bigger reduction... Sadly. In my opinion, they will increase the price, not reduce...
Yorch # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:44:04 PM
Stomyr # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:47:18 PM