williamphipps

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by williamphipps 17y ago
Given how much connectivity in Africa is likely to grow in the coming years, this looks like a good thing for Africa based entrepreneurs.
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by williamphipps 17y ago
and that makes total sense. for example, i download a lot (some months), so i would be happy to pay my ISP an extra $20 a month to download as much music as I want. but you can't ignore all the people that use itunes and are satisfied with
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by williamphipps 17y ago
and this saddens me. what message is this sending out to wannabe musicians hoping to earn a living from their craft? that there is no longer a value in recorded music. most unsigned artists would be lucky to make anything from live shows an
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by williamphipps 17y ago
that's all well and good, but it isn't actually monetizing the music itself. what is lacking is simply an efficient means of charging people for music. i think with the right system, musicians would actually earn more from their music and i
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by williamphipps 17y ago
no surprise there. i also think if more bands embraced torrents, it would help them get their music heard. sadly there is no monetization model for that though..
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Ask YC: how would you pay for music? (if you could choose)
4 points by williamphipps 17y ago|3 comments
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by williamphipps 17y ago
just thought i'd add (as i try and think about this) maybe it could work more like twitturly, but provide a simple upload and hosting mechanism for bands wanting to get their tunes out there..
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Ask YC: A twitpic for unsigned musicians
1 points by williamphipps 17y ago|2 comments