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The pirates aren't freetards. I resent your accusation. The current model isn't working if it's so easily subverted. The solution is to figure out a model that
by unalone 17y ago
The pirates aren't freetards. I resent your accusation.
The current model isn't working if it's so easily subverted. The solution is to figure out a model that's pirate-proof. They exist.
- tjogin 17y agoSpotify is huge in Sweden, TPB's home. According to a survey, [the vast majority] of Spotify users have stopped pirating. I think this proves you are right.
- thunk 17y agoPirate-proof in the sense that works can't be pirated? Or pirate-proof in the sense that piracy is unnecessary because works are already free? I'm pretty sure the former is impossible.
- unalone 17y agoThe former's impossible in the paradigm where the only way to make money off music is to sell songs. That's not true, though. A few of the models I'm going to be experimenting with: Raising money before you release an album, with certain perks given to people that pay the money for release. Offering special exclusives that people can choose to pay for, that most people interested in just music won't bother pirating. That's why I'm excited for the iTunes LP: It's an idea that's worth money even after you own the music, that appeals to fans and less to casual criminals. I'm currently thinking of launching an ARG with a future music project. I think that launching a video game through an album distribution would be really fun and potentially really profitable.
- Quarrelsome 17y agoSorry, I probably wasn't very clear there. Not all pirates are freetards, i'm talking about the two ends of the spectrum here. I am a pirate for example but I also subscribe to EMusic and make a point of buying direct from artists when I can and seeing bands live. Some people however are loathe to do this as well and believe that content should always be free. As it stands both models are somewhat flawed and neither are the way forward in their present state.
- unalone 17y agoOkay, that makes sense. :-) My policy is, I buy from artists who I feel aren't big. I bought Joanna Newsom's album for a friend of mine after I downloaded it, and I just got a song from Pomplamoose, which is a crazy duo I found on Youtube. When I feel like my money's going to a good cause, then I pay.