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I think their point was that that's not the musicians fault. If you want to make a business distributing a product you need to find a way to pay for that produc

I think their point was that that's not the musicians fault. If you want to make a business distributing a product you need to find a way to pay for that product and then sell it at a higher price. You don't start the business and then try to force a pay cut on the producer just so you can make a profit easier. Pandora should focus on getting consumers to pay more (higher subscriptions, more effective advertising which they can charge more for etc.). Edit: It's obvious that the music industry has business model problems but in this case it's Pandora that has the business model problem. The industry doesn't need to lower it's prices - Pandora needs to figure out a way to pay them as they need the music more than the music industry needs them.

themckman 13y ago
It's kind of interesting that if the supplier of the good pandora was pushing was anything but an artist or musician, we'd be totally on their side for trying to get a fair price the goods they're providing. However, since the supplier is an artist or musician, they're the bad guys for wanting a fair price for what they produce.
MichaelGG 13y ago
Exactly. Their point should be that Pandora's business model is a losing one, that there's no apparent way for them to be profitable, so they need to charge more and let the market sort itself out. But I guess that takes the fuss away from their complaint. If you view it as Pandora's just losing money and likely to not survive then it makes people wonder why you're complaining in the first place.