Just got this forwarded to me...
Why Ad-Supported Music Won't Work: Blame The Labels
Does that interest you? Try here and here
The labels are in the business of doing anything (rational and irrational) they can to protect their perceived assets. Its not really working.
One comment that caught my attention was
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But price is irrelevant by itself. Profit is a function of price, marginal costs, and volume. In the recording industry, marginal cost is close to zero, and fixed costs like studio time don’t go up with volume, so the basic equation is: price*volume.
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Yes, and price tends towards the marginal cost of delivery - which means music should be FREE! for consumers - licensed for use in movies, ads, shows, games, where ever - and as a way to get people into see the REAL scarce resource - a live performance by the band.
Sites I like
Edge Perspectives with John Hagel
I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS
Umair Haque
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