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Are you willing to pay $10 a month for GrooveShark once they are forced to change their business model? Pardon the pessimism, but I don't recall any online mus
by paul9290 15y ago
Are you willing to pay $10 a month for GrooveShark once they are forced to change their business model?
Pardon the pessimism, but I don't recall any online music service that didn't negotiate with the labels first surviving these lawsuits. Though maybe I am forgetting one that is still around and going strong?
- Karunamon 15y agoEh, there's a first time for anything. Maybe it'll finally take a company with more guts than brai^H^H^H^Hbusiness acumen to finally stand up to these bullies.
- earbitscom 15y agoYou did read all of the letters from King Crimson and the Eagles who try every day to get their music taken down from Grooveshark and cannot, right? Now who's the bully?
- Karunamon 15y agoI haven't heard of that one yet.. got a link?
- modoc 15y agohttp://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101311cc http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101311cc
- invisible 15y agoA competitor's co-founder spouting off half-truths is legit. What you read on DMN should be taken with a grain of salt.
- earbitscom 15y agoMy personal bias does not make what everybody knows about Grooveshark less true.
- OriginalSyn 15y agoIf Universal shuts down Grooveshark they set a precedent that can get Youtube shutdown, because they are run on the same model. Users upload content, Grooveshark removes content and users when they get DMCA complaints.
- paul9290 15y agoI don't think the YouTube analogy works here, because YouTube's main focus was never to be an online music service. That is Grooveshark's sole purpose and is marketed as. There are many music services that allowed that same thing and are no longer around like muxtape for example. Also the wild west that YouTube was is no longer, as they pay they labels. Maybe Grooveshark won't go the way of all the other unlicensed music services & they'll negotiate the proper licenses to remain in business? If that happens their model will be like Spotify and the others(pay monthly fee for mobile access). Though will it's users stick around or jump ship to what service I'm not sure? I don't know of any other Grooveshark like services as the press only covers Spotify, MOG and Rdio these days.
- samtp 15y agoYou can make your own music, just like you can make your own videos. I think the analogy works pretty well
- paul9290 15y agoSure, but the masses are not listening to the unknown bands. They are listening to the best talent in the world which the labels find, cultivate, market and create icons out of - ones that the MASSES follow, love and adore. Further the majority (Grooveshark's users/visitors) are there to listen to the label's music not the unknowns. Now if the unknowns are really good then they'll get a record deal because they want to be heard by as many as possible (become famous). Just like us entrepreneurs wisely seek out investment to grow our businesses artist do the same with the labels. Some artists could say "I hate the labels they will never sign me!" Though once that artist gets a following and a taste for money/fame they'll change their mind! They'd be foolish not to!
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- sukuriant 15y agoI already pay 9$ a month for GrooveShark, so ... yes.
- dhughes 15y agoNot after their recent redesign, hate it!