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Re: When can we predict the FALL?
| quote: | Originally posted by Subtle
nowadays almost every software, games, and mp3 is available for download, one place or another on the web, programs worth thousands of dollars can be found and illegaly downloaded for free, what WILL eventually happen, cause it is a fact that INTERNET gets faster adn faster every year, it will always get faster, better, and there will be more people using it, as I said u can download about anything, in alot of years you will also actually be able to download Hardware, in terms of Nanomachines...
and when internet is growing and growing, what will happen to all those who develop those applications and music programs, not to talk about all those producers and record companies, those mentioned will eventually go DOWN to a big FALL, to a point where it no reason to make new programs, no reason to release new music, cause there is no market for it, at one point that WILL happen, cause the stream of illegal music, appz and games are flowing around everywhere in those big time "peer 2 peer" file sharing programs, like Kazaa, DC++, Soulseek, e-mule etc... those NEEDS to be shut down to stop atleast SOME of the illegal flow..
and when the web gets so fast that u easily can download a whole movie in a couple of hours, even the movie buisness is gonna fall... and who is the winner of all this, yes!, that is microsoft and other computer based buisness..
when CAN we perdict a fall?
any thoughts about this? |
Nowadays? Dude, I remember downloading songs off audiogalaxy's ftp search and swapping warez with my friends 5 years ago - it's not like this is some brand new problem they suddenly have to deal with.
You speak as if there will be no reason to release new music any more once there is no longer any expectation of monetary profit from doing so. Since when has making music been entirely about profit? I'd be damn flattered that people were enjoying my music no matter how they got their hands on it. Some of histories greatest musicians have struggled with financial problems (like Beethoven and Mozart).
Besides, it's not as if people don't want to support the artists they enjoy (well I'm sure some don't care, but most do). You're predicting the downfall of music with faster internet and easy trading - I see it as a golden opportunity for the music industry. I downloaded tracks back in the day because I simply had no other alternative to hear the music I loved. I live in Bumfuck, Georgia. Ever try walking into a CD shop around here and seeing what kind of EDM selection they have? Shops like Amazon are nice for albums, but thats about it. What was I supposed to do for single tracks? Buy the vinyl for $10 a pop? I didn't even own any sort of turntable back then, let alone have the ability to rip the song to my computer, where I prefer to listen to my music (my best and only pair of speakers are PC speakers).
But with broadband becoming more and more available, the music industry has the chance to make a killing by offering high quality, un-DRM'ed tracks for purchase online. Companies like Beat Port are already leading the way.
Btw, you can bet your ass that a lot of EDM artists wouldn't be where they are today without the exposure they get with mp3's. Hell, if it weren't for rampant music piracy, I'd have never even known this kind of music existed. It was with mp3's that I discovered and grew to love this crazy computer music. And today I own two turntables, a mixer, and some $700 or so worth of records, and I've already got plans to buy more gear and tunes. If it weren't for music piracy, the music industry wouldn't have seen one cent of all this money I've spent.
I'm not too worried about the software industry, either. Software piracy has been around a long, long, long time - even back in the day, you could just gather up a bunch of buddies to pitch in for some new software, buy one copy and whore it around endlessly. Products like Photoshop are now the standard because everyone has gotten their hands on them (one way or another). Any kid who can download Photoshop in his bedroom probably doesn't have $700 to spend on his own copy. So Adobe loses no revenue from his actions, since it's quite safe to say he wouldn't have bought it anyways. Instead, if this kid ever does become a big time graphic designer, you can probably bet that he's going to include a copy of photoshop on his purchase list, since he's already familiar with the program.
Oh, and there's always going to be plenty of incentive to make software. You can find an endless amount of freeware programs out there on the web. What about Linux? A whole fucking operating system, complete with lots and lots of apps and tools - and it's FREE. You can even download the whole source code to it, hack it and tweak it as you like, and share you're creations with others.
Btw, I can download a full movie in a few hours TODAY, and yet the movie industry still seems to be making quite a killing. Spiderman, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, etc have all been raking in the cash big time, like never before.
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