Comments on: Warnings and Promises

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:26:05 +0000

It’s a very complex problem. The culture is of primary importance in my life and I do not want to risk his death.
Jerry, http://www.qubiks.com

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:33:02 +0000

The music industry is on a two step forward, 1.9 steps back model. You see a few smart things, promoting new artists on sites like iTunes with free downloads, but tons more stupidity. Now we have the ultimate in the “subscription” model. Join whatever service, pay ‘em each month for all you can download, just don’t try to burn a CD of it, don’t try to move it to another machine, and forget about listening to it when you tire of paying every month.

Sad.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 04:24:36 +0000

I steal all my music. The DVD industry has been smart to give people what they want, although I will admit that I made a sizable illegal purchase of a TV show that isn’t on DVD as of yet that I desperately wanted, since it is the indisputably best TV show ever (Rocko’s Modern Life). And music is so much more popular than DVD! I love music but hate the music industry!

By: Tristan

Tristan — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:32:43 +0000

An interesting read, sure, but it’s just focused on the individual. Individual reasons for stealing music don’t matter here; they’re looking at macroeconomics of their industry, and you losing your copy of an African dance CD doesn’t mean anything in that context.

The truth is, we steal music because it’s free and easy. There is no better explanation. Everything else is just excuses.

The second truth is, the music industry needs to realize that they can’t stop that behavior no matter what they do. The Internet makes music free, open, and non-rival in consumption, and they can’t deal with their product having that kind of market. I have a better way…

Three steps to a better music industry:

1. Believe in the honesty of your customers, not their criminal intent.
2. Know that negative action toward customers will only lead to disloyalty and dishonesty.
3. Take advantage of this incredible new distribution medium to provide the best service possible, and don’t so much as think about its negative side effects (see step 1).

There. Simple. Easy. And it will work if they do it, I’m convinced. It’s the best thing for all parties, and every part makes sense: Step 1 implies that they stop fighting their customers, step 2 is the principle behind it, and step 3 is the market they need to embrace.

By: Xial

Xial — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:49:53 +0000

Y’know, that’s quite the read.

I’m somewhat inspired to do similar, though my list would be a fair chunk longer and the corresponding entry a fair bit shorter.

By: Sore Eyes

Sore Eyes — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

of awareness and reason, and in a spirit of truth that you long ago stopped deserving, while Iâ€™ve still taken little enough to list, Iâ€™m going to tell you exactly what I have stolen from you, and why. [â€¦] Well worth reading in full. [Via Geek Ramblings ] General | Comments (0)