Only The Record Labels Could Think That Teasers For Music Videos Is A Good Idea
from the we-interrupt-this-video dept
Music videos have always basically been promotional tools used to drum up interest in a band, as opposed to money makers in their own right. It makes sense then to have music videos freely available on file-sharing networks and sites like YouTube. After all, if the point is promotion, why would anyone worry about copyright or royalties? Of course, the music labels do worry very much about such things, as evidenced by all of the lawsuits and saber rattling on their part. A new plan by a division of UMG to distribute un-protected music videos over file-sharing networks seems, at first, like a step in the right direction. But then, in a move so baffling it could only come from the recording industry, the label has decided to totally shoot itself in the foot. Instead of offering the whole video, consumers will only be shown half the video before getting re-directed to the label's site where they can watch the whole version. So essentially, they're distributing a teaser for the music video, which makes as much sense as having a teaser for a commercial. Furthermore, if a music fan is searching for a music video, and they realize they've accidentally downloaded a copy that cuts out half way through, wouldn't they just go back and find a full-length version? As we've said before, you don't compete with free by being lame.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Holy Stupidity Batman!
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Re: Holy Stupidity Batman!
Because until the last 10-15 years the media companies had a monopoly on distribution of content. Now they don't, and the customer is the only one they can take it out on because their 19th century business model no longer makes sense. It's vindictiveness, pure and simple. They resent the fact that they have to work harder to get the same money they used to be able to get for doing virtually nothing but putting the media on CDs or tapes or laserdiscs and shipping them off to the stores.
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If that's the case...
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well
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Pathetic
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Don't You See!
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What kind of moron would download this crap? It's like volunteering to watch commercials...
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Enough already
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A lesson from the past
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But it's all free !
I seems obvious that the adverts pay for the video. Is that unreasonable ? - techdirt often pushes the view that labels should not expect to make money off the music it's self but should come up with a new business model, and here's a new and, it seems, completely inoffensive business model !
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FREE
I MAKE MY OWN TRACKS.
I PUT SOME OUT FOR FREE AND OTHER FOR FREE.
IT IS ALL THIS FAST FREE CREATIVITY THAT MAKES IT SO HARD FOR THE BIG WIGS TO CONTROL.
IF I WANT YOU TO GET MY PROJECTS, I WILL PUT IT OUT FOR FREE AND GIVE IT ALL TO YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY IT, I WILL GIVE YOU A SOUND BITE. IF YOU WANT IT, THE YOU GOT IT.
IF YOU DOWNLOAD MY TRACKS FROM MYSPACE.COM/1DBOY YOU GET THE FULL PROJECT.
IF YOU GO TO MY SOUNDCLICK, YOU GET SAMPLES AND CAN BUY THE FULL SONG.
SEE IT IS NOT THAT HARD. THE LABELS SHOULD HAVE DONE THE WEB.2 FREE SONGS DOWNLOAD WITH FULL TRACKS ALL-IN-ONE WITH THE PAY-SIDE AS WELL. ALLOW OPEN-ENDED SHOPPING AND SALES AND WE SHOULD BE HAPPY UNTIL SOMEONE FINDS SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
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