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- From: "Thomas A. Beckett" <thomas AT tbeckett.com>
- To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Freedom on the web
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 12:11:13 -0500
"saundrakaerubel.com" wrote:
> in a recent discussion with the CEO of Napster, I pointed out to him that a
> recent article stated that "in the week ending December 24, 2000, 45.4
> million albums were sold, with traditional chain record stores seeing the
> greatest increases in sales ....
My my, the CEO of Napster? Well two can play that game, as I was just
yesterday speaking with the CEO of the Tanglewood Cafe in Durham, and
told him "I'll have a tall latte, please."
Kidding aside, you're right on the money WRT to "free" music on the
Web. I don't know any regular Napster users who haven't broadened their
musical tastes and collections by trying out music at low cost & low
risk on Napster, and then buying the product they like the best in the
music stores.
Josep Lluís Guallar Esteve wrote:
> In my opinion, if the music industry cannot control a distribution channel,
> whatever indirect and direct benefits they get from its existence, this
> channel will be evil per se. Specially if this channel means that it cannot
> be bought through marketing and other "friendly" commercial tactics.
Excellent point, Mr. Sinner. It's all about control of resources.
(One of my pet theories is that 90% of human psychology and behavior
boils down to controlling one's environment.)
TaB
-
Freedom on the web,
Calvin Powers, 01/06/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Freedom on the web, B, 01/07/2001
- Re: Freedom on the web, saundrakaerubel.com, 01/07/2001
- Re: Freedom on the web, Josep Lluís Guallar Esteve, 01/07/2001
- Re: Freedom on the web, Thomas A. Beckett, 01/07/2001
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