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Another 'Territory Restriction" rant... (pg. 2)
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| _Ocean_Drive_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
Yes, but usually if beatport does not have the download for you, somewhere else will. People who buy music will buy music.
The physical format thing refers to labels and distributers. It is a business and in any business territory tends to be regulated. |
I tried Beatport for one track, it said "no" so I went to trackitdown and they removed it from my basket when I got to the checkout due to territory.
Physical releases? Why should this affect digital releases? Whoever wants the track is going to buy it anyway, and surely it's in their interest to make it available to as wide an audience as possible? Surely there are labels with internatinal clout? From what I can work out, not all labels have restrictions...? |
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| elFreak |
| Just use google and search the label that has distribution rights to your country. They always have links to digital (if available) downloads for sale 3rd party or not. |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
Yes, but usually if beatport does not have the download for you, somewhere else will. People who buy music will buy music.
The physical format thing refers to labels and distributers. It is a business and in any business territory tends to be regulated. |
I understand that, makes perfect sense to me. From a digital standpoint though I think it's a bit silly. Why would it matter where in the world your track is DOWNLOADED, that takes no "distribution" efforts on the label's part. |
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| elFreak |
| Because the label that distributes the physical media also distributes the mp3. They want you to buy it from them...and well they do kind of own it. |
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| bas |
| I know, like I said that makes sense physically but digitally it's silly. What difference would it make if someone downloads the track in America or in the UK? |
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| elFreak |
money.
people are allowed to make it. |
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| _Ocean_Drive_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
I know, like I said that makes sense physically but digitally it's silly. What difference would it make if someone downloads the track in America or in the UK? |
But I think what he's saying is that it does matter because who or which label gets the money from the download??
Alternatively, should it not be just split between all the labels? Or sold from the artist directly? |
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| elFreak |
| sometimes you can buy from the artist directly. Google is better than beatport for buying music. |
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| bas |
| So basically a physical release HAS to match the digital release in terms of distribution? They can't just do halfsies? Totally gay. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
money.
people are allowed to make it. |
Sense.
You aren't making it. ;)
Seriously, though. Explain to me the economic incentive behind territory restriction in the digital realm, because all I can see are labels pushing impatient people to download their tracks for free rather than buying them -- whether they mean to do so or not. |
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| elFreak |
| If music is about being one click done or nothing, maybe this is why so many people think of it as something totally disposal. I just remember a time when if i wanted music i had to get off my ass and go get it, forget about getting stuff from europe that was fresh. Today we have it easy, why complain? |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
If music is about being one click done or nothing, maybe this is why so many people think of it as something totally disposal. |
Probably right, but that doesn't have a whole lot to do with territory restriction, more with net distribution in general.
I can agree that people these days are incredibly impatient with respect to music, and I try not to be the type to complain, but I point out things that seem illogical regardless... |
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