Comments on: What price an MP3? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/12/03/what-price-an-mp3/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Wright http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/12/03/what-price-an-mp3/comment-page-1/#comment-20406 David Wright Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:04:55 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=4476#comment-20406 I haven't bought any music (or downloaded any) for a couple of years. It just doesn't really interest me. Like musicman, I listen to the radio (in the car on the way to work and back) and that is about it. My girlfriend has the radio on in the house sometimes. But I just don't listen to music much any more. I haven’t bought any music (or downloaded any) for a couple of years. It just doesn’t really interest me. Like musicman, I listen to the radio (in the car on the way to work and back) and that is about it. My girlfriend has the radio on in the house sometimes.

But I just don’t listen to music much any more.

]]> By: technogeist http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/12/03/what-price-an-mp3/comment-page-1/#comment-20052 technogeist Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:13:12 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=4476#comment-20052 I too haven't bought a CD in ages. (except for unintentional gift vouchers that needed translating into virtual purchases) Mostly, as I no longer feel the urge to buy music. Partly due to constant replays (bordering on brainwashing), but mostly, I believe it's the quality of digital radio that has pretty much killed off any desire to own. The scarcity of hearing a piece of music actually made me go and seek it out. The arrival of CD just amplified the greediness of the music industry. I miss the album artwork most of all. Music no longer has any value, it's just another victim of the throwaway attitude. I too haven’t bought a CD in ages. (except for unintentional gift vouchers that needed translating into virtual purchases)

Mostly, as I no longer feel the urge to buy music. Partly due to constant replays (bordering on brainwashing), but mostly, I believe it’s the quality of digital radio that has pretty much killed off any desire to own.
The scarcity of hearing a piece of music actually made me go and seek it out.

The arrival of CD just amplified the greediness of the music industry. I miss the album artwork most of all.

Music no longer has any value, it’s just another victim of the throwaway attitude.

]]> By: musicman http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/12/03/what-price-an-mp3/comment-page-1/#comment-20040 musicman Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:01:10 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=4476#comment-20040 I do not buy and I do not even download or get mp3's from friends anymore. The music available on radio is more than enough for me (and I'm not listening to that much either). From time to time I enjoy downloading videoclips tho. However I have a sugestion: I noticed Yahoo had a music subscription service (for less than 10$ / month), and you could listen from milions of titles. Also I noticed in US, people pay around 100$ for the Cable TV / month easy. I think that we need a solution like this: We should all pay 2-3$ / month either along with the social security taxes, or included in the TV Cable or Internet connection monthly fees, and have all the music available to download and share. I do not like patent trolls and other intelectual property profitors, but to be honest, I think 2-3$ / month is dirt cheap and also might be a good income for the music industry too. Even if you make it 5$, or even 8$, I am totally certain it can be included into TV Cable fees in a way it won't bother us. I do not buy and I do not even download or get mp3’s from friends anymore. The music available on radio is more than enough for me (and I’m not listening to that much either). From time to time I enjoy downloading videoclips tho.
However I have a sugestion:
I noticed Yahoo had a music subscription service (for less than 10$ / month), and you could listen from milions of titles. Also I noticed in US, people pay around 100$ for the Cable TV / month easy. I think that we need a solution like this: We should all pay 2-3$ / month either along with the social security taxes, or included in the TV Cable or Internet connection monthly fees, and have all the music available to download and share. I do not like patent trolls and other intelectual property profitors, but to be honest, I think 2-3$ / month is dirt cheap and also might be a good income for the music industry too. Even if you make it 5$, or even 8$, I am totally certain it can be included into TV Cable fees in a way it won’t bother us.

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