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[i]What's the difference between having a job singing a song, and any other job? Im not being arsey, I genuinely dont understand why they keep getting paid for doing something once while the rest of us have to go in and actually do it every day.[/i]
Really? How many people do you entertain with your day's work ?
I still think these things need to be worked out and in time they will be, but there is no way it the same as stealing a CD from a shop.
Also there is no way a digital copy is as valuable as a CD.
As pointed out there is no packaging/shipping etc costs. But another thing is there is no resale value.
For instance you used to be able to sell CDs.
But this is impossible with digital files so they lose their resale value.
Which means their overall value decreases.
If you wrote a computer game sweepy, would you expect to have to turn up at an arcade once a day and play till your fingers bled?
If you were a film star, would you give a daily cameo at your local theatre to justify your corn?
No?
Is it the Summer of 69?
Also there is no way a digital copy is as valuable as a CD.
I used to pay over a tenner for CD's
I generally pay under a fiver for MP3's
Seems fair enough to me.
I used to pay over a tenner for CD's
Key words there are "Used to". You get CD from the supermarkets now a day for £5. Therefore the MP3 album should be about £2.50 I recon.
Really? How many people do you entertain with your day's work ?
Why is entertaining people seen as so valuable? Is caring for the sick less valid?
Yeah, balls to the sick, I want to hear some ROCK! \m/
[i]Is caring for the sick less valid?[/i]
Nope, but it's a damn site less profitable.
I used to download loads of music, spend lots of time at the computer due to my job. If I buy an album I'll have listened to it to death within a day or two, it just wasn't what I wanted. Used to have a really big downloaded mp3 collection. Then the likes of Spotify came about* and completely worked with what I was after, listen to one artist for a bit, then something else, I'll more than happily pay the Premium rate. All my mp3s deleted, lots of collections on Spotify instead.
Discover loads of artists I'd never have heard about, loads of variety all day long, fantastic.
I wish there was a better digital equiv for films, America are starting to get it, LoveFilm is half way there. Their online streaming service was rubbish though, I downgraded my account again due to all the films being ancient and rubbish.
*and Pandora before it, that was good before it became US only 🙂
I got a LoveFilm sub a couple of weeks ago. Can't fault it so far, had four great movies for less than it'd cost for a trip to t'pictures.
I have the sort of ADD you describe, only with computer games. Lost count of the number of games I've splashed thirty quid on and then played twice. Figure, next time something comes out that I want, I can get it through LoveFlim and then wing it back a fortnight later when I'm bored with it and get another one.
Not tried their streaming service yet, though it's supported natively on my BD player and (I think) the Xbox. Might have to give that a whirl at some point.
I have the sort of ADD you describe, only with computer games. Lost count of the number of games I've splashed thirty quid on and then played twice.
Yeah, the Steam sales near Xmas were good for this. Loads of top games for £3 🙂 Bought a few and haven't even bothered downloading them yet. Things I wouldn't normally buy just recieved £3.
Not sure about Steam but, from experience, I know a lot of digital distibuters like this pay 70% directly back to the developers, this is DRASTICALLY more than they'd get after it had gone through publishers, like 10x the amount sort of figures. Fantastic news for everyone except the fat cats making money for other people's work.
LoveFilms streaming is odd, most semi decent films you have to pay a rental fee, so a couple of quid to watch it. Which seems to defeat the point completely. America has some really good streaming film companies out, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time though.
I got a pack a bit back, can't remember the name now, but you could basically set your price and (IIRC) choose how the profits were split. I bought it on principle cos I figured it was a concept that needed encouraging, I don't think I've actually -played- any of them yet.
I thought with LoveFlim, the subscription covered streaming (once you get away from the basic packages anyway), is that not the case? I'll have to investigate.
The Humble Bundle, that was it.
Made 'em a couple of million, not too shabby.
There are 3 levels of it, there's certain films you can get with ANY membership. These are generally obscure and rubbish. There's the middle level which you have to pay a bit more for, with some semi decent films. Then the top level, which covers a shocking large number of films, you have to pay a rental fee for, regardless of membership type.
I was shocked I couldn't just watch anything when paying specifically for the online streaming package, I ditched it fairly quick and went back down to the cheapest one.
The Humble Bundle, that was it.
Ah nice, some really top notch bits. Braid is definitely one of my favourite games ever after playing it through, genius game.
I bought Braid at full price on XBLA, don't regret that purchase for a moment. Top, top game.