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(Unverified)Nov 22nd 2006 7:01PM
Here's a conspiracy theory for you. They're suing over supposed copyright infringement in order to make legitimate independent music harder to get online. A friend of mine posted his original music to MySpace and they shut him down for "copyright infringement." He's having his lawyers look into it now.
If MySpace starts making it harder for musicians to post their own material - there'll be less competition from the indie artists.
I don't know about many of you, but I haven't heard a lot of music I want to buy from the major labels lately, but I've bought A LOT of music from small indie artists in the last year.
I don't think we should believe everything we hear - a lot of music is being sold. Its just the major labels that are feeling the pinch on their overstuffed bellies.
(But I'm not biased at all - as you can probably tell.)
I do appreciate Bob J's comment that companies like MTV made profit from "free content" - but don't forget that that "free content" drove record sales - which is what is was supposed to do. They are not "losing" money just because someone else is making a profit.
Getting back to the original argument - music videos are a way to promote a band. If I had a band with a video that got as big play as some have with YouTube / MySpace, I jump for joy because you know sales of CDs and downloads from iTunes etc would be climbing rapidly.
Yes, there is some pirating going on - always has. The Greatfull Dead showed that can be an enormous help in marketing your band. I loved how The Dead would let people get a live feed from the soundboard to make their own recordings.
The major labels remind me of Tom The Dancing Bug cartoons featuring Lucky Ducky. http://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2006/11/11/