Finally the music industry is fighting back against pirating, and digital DL

That's not fair, I should be entitled to all of your hard work and labor for free!!!!!

sonicare

I've never quite understood the term 'digital download'. What other form of download is there?cjek

rather I buy it or not Im still gonna download becease there just isnt a noticable difference to the human ear between cds and mp3s quality

I know cd quality is better but you cant actually hear the difference thats why I prefer ipod, your entire collection where ever you go no hassle

I have no reason to buy a CD. Downloads are cheaper, and more convenient. Sorry if the record industry refuses to evolve. They can go extinct then.

Meh. CDs just aren't that convenient for me; whenever I buy them, I always end up just ripping the music onto my hard drive and putting the CD away somewhere. I pretty much get all my music through Amazon MP3, and I don't anticipate cheaper CD prices stopping that.

I've never quite understood the term 'digital download'. What other form of download is there?cjek

that's nice to know. hopefully people will start actually being fans of the bands they listen to by purchasing music.

I bring this up every time this argument happens here. At least in the UK, a poll shows people who download music buy more music. While I do support Universal's plan (and while the changes probably won't be seen here in Canada), file sharing can be beneficial. And since they're only competing with it and not trying to eradicate it entirely, this can only bring good things.bluezy

that's nice to know. hopefully people will start actually being fans of the bands they listen to by purchasing music.

dissonantblack

Unofrtunately it's most likely the bands will be getting even less money from an album sale. Then again they previously got like a dime anyways.

Support your band by following them around the country paying 100+ dollars for live shows.

Meh. CDs just aren't that convenient for me; whenever I buy them, I always end up just ripping the music onto my hard drive and putting the CD away somewhere. I pretty much get all my music through Amazon MP3, and I don't anticipate cheaper CD prices stopping that.

GabuEx

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Meh. CDs just aren't that convenient for me; whenever I buy them, I always end up just ripping the music onto my hard drive and putting the CD away somewhere. I pretty much get all my music through Amazon MP3, and I don't anticipate cheaper CD prices stopping that.

StopThePresses

"Finally"? They've been "fighting" music piracy since the days of cassette tapes and dubbing... and have been failing ever since. Piracy is not preventable... it is best just to give pirates incentive to buy instead of pirate, instead of punishing legal customers with DRM and other "preventatives" that don't stop pirates in the least.

foxhound_fox

What Universal is aiming to target is everyone else (and everyone else is a much much bigger audience), its trying to persuade that buying the record for cheap is the better deal, with a huge lowered cut.In short, they are competing against not just piracy but also digital downloading stores.If this works, it will promote interest in music/c.ds again, and it will promote better appreciation.

To be honest, even if they cost $1 I will still download...gamebreakerz__

that's nice to know. hopefully people will start actually being fans of the bands they listen to by purchasing music.

dissonantblack

Sounds good, Iv'e a;ways preferred an actual cd then just a digital copy, makes me feel like I own it..more?

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Meh. CDs just aren't that convenient for me; whenever I buy them, I always end up just ripping the music onto my hard drive and putting the CD away somewhere. I pretty much get all my music through Amazon MP3, and I don't anticipate cheaper CD prices stopping that.

majoras_wrath

I've tried different formats at 128 kbps, and if I notice any difference at all, it's generally that mp3 sounds worse in certain parts.

Does Amazon MP3 let you re-download your music however many times you want like Steam does with games, or are they cheapskates like iTunes?StopThePresses

I don't know; I've never tried.

(Why does everyone insist on continuing to use only MP3 anyway? It's such an inferior format to other audio compression schemes that are out there.)StopThePresses

Meh. MP3 gets the job done, and it's well-known, hence it makes people comfortable. There are many times throughout history where something technically better lost out to something better-known.

This would have been a great idea 10 years ago. I bet the next thing they announce is a new Friendster initative.

I still think its funny that theyre trying to make capitalist models actually work for music sales again.

At this point, buying and selling isnt really practical. But capitalism just naturally works, right?Atheists_Pwn

I still think its funny that theyre trying to make capitalist models actually work for music sales again. At this point, buying and selling isnt really practical. But capitalism just naturally works, right?Atheists_Pwn

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"]I still think its funny that theyre trying to make capitalist models actually work for music sales again. At this point, buying and selling isnt really practical. But capitalism just naturally works, right?Nifty_Shark

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

[QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"]I still think its funny that theyre trying to make capitalist models actually work for music sales again. At this point, buying and selling isnt really practical. But capitalism just naturally works, right?Atheists_Pwn

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

[QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"]I still think its funny that theyre trying to make capitalist models actually work for music sales again. At this point, buying and selling isnt really practical. But capitalism just naturally works, right?Atheists_Pwn

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

I don't want to burn the CD though. I want the official CD with the booklet.

There's something wholly bizarre about this sort of argument: "Capitalism doesn't work because I don't obey the law. Ergo, we should have different laws."

Uh...what?

[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"][QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

StopThePresses

It doesnt change the fact that markets by themselves are pretty freaking useless for the majority of important fields. At least the ones I deem important

[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"][QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

I don't see the harm in trying to entice some customers. A person like me will be happy that they can get their physical copies cheaper from a certain company. Say I only have 30 bucks to spend on CDs one particular day. There are many cds that interest me but I want to get as many as possible. Well most likely I'll get the cheaper ones while the more expensive ones have to wait. One company won that day.

Nifty_Shark

I don't want to burn the CD though. I want the official CD with the booklet.

If they want to resurect the physical medium, CD's aren't going to do it! They need to resurect Vinyl! (Plus that way the crap known as the loudness war ends, and music is no longer destroyed.)

If they want to resurect the physical medium, CD's aren't going to do it! They need to resurect Vinyl! (Plus that way the crap known as the loudness war ends, and music is no longer destroyed.)

DarkGamer007

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[QUOTE="Atheists_Pwn"] You can burn the cd for a lot cheaper. I dont necessarily see the example you gave as being very significant. I think markets are generally one of the least efficient ways to do anything, most of what I enjoy in life has received public funding in order to get started.Atheists_Pwn

I don't want to burn the CD though. I want the official CD with the booklet.

I like the music and somebody was able to provide me a physical copy so they get paid for it. The collection I have is really cool to me. Kind of like having a collection of books or videogames.

That's nice, but I hope indie labels start doing the same thing. I paid 22 bucks for Xiu Xiu's last album, and it just came out, it's not rare or anything :(

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If they want to resurect the physical medium, CD's aren't going to do it! They need to resurect Vinyl! (Plus that way the crap known as the loudness war ends, and music is no longer destroyed.)

Atheists_Pwn

Yes but it is a very slow process if you take care of your albums. My oldest LP is 41 (edit Math FTW!) years old, and sans one small section destroyed grove in one song, plays fantastic with very little surface noise, and has more depth and clarity than anything I've heard that is digital. Also Vinyls are starting to get packaged with MP3 code downloads so you can put the music onto a portable device, its a win-win situation.