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Originally Posted by j2x
If the "market" is defined by the consumers, then it changed long ago when media became freely distributable online and CD sales were eclipsed by digital online sales. The only part of the equation that's behind is the big labels. Even the most conservative musicians have adopted some form of online retail.
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What's your point? You're not talking about giving shit away for free there.
I don't care
if or
how the market changes, so long as it changes because of some other reason than theft.
Quote:
Originally Posted by j2x
I don't think I've ever advocated theft, but I am a huge proponent of New Media and the inherent shift in monetization. Those who are going to succeed are going to be those who flexibly adapt to the new paradigm.
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That's fine.
But thieves are not your brethren. Do not associate with them, or defend them, or you will be counted among them.
Again: if record labels are out of date, so be it. But if they have to be
forced out of business by thieves, they are not out of date.