Comments on: Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops A Site About Everything and Nothing Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5245 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:39:04 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5245 Craig, I'm not sure how the finances pan out. One thing that may back up what you say is that there was no retailer cut. From what I understand that largest cut of the retail price of a CD sold on the high street actually goes to the shop. I did read somewhere once that artists get, depending on their deal of course, about £1 from an album sale. I don't blame you for deleting it either :) Rod Craig,
I’m not sure how the finances pan out.
One thing that may back up what you say is that there was no retailer cut.
From what I understand that largest cut of the retail price of a CD sold on the high street actually goes to the shop.
I did read somewhere once that artists get, depending on their deal of course, about £1 from an album sale.

I don’t blame you for deleting it either :)
Rod

]]> Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Craig http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5243 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:22:53 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5243 But oddly, it's believed that Radiohead still made more money this way than they would have had. How many of those downloads have actually been deleted though? Mine was, as I didn't think it was actually worth paying for, but I am grateful that Radiohead offered a free preview. But oddly, it’s believed that Radiohead still made more money this way than they would have had.

How many of those downloads have actually been deleted though?

Mine was, as I didn’t think it was actually worth paying for, but I am grateful that Radiohead offered a free preview.

]]> Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5229 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:24:17 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5229 Mdan thanks for the comment and welcome to the site. You make a very good point. I think most people look for excuse as to why they use bittorrents etc ... They're already millionaires CDs are a rip off etc etc When it actually comes down to it most want something for nothing. Also the more of it you do the less likely you are ever to buy a CD or DVD The problem comes when there is nobody left actually paying ! Then what ? Cheers Rod Mdan
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site.

You make a very good point. I think most people look for excuse as to why they use bittorrents etc …
They’re already millionaires
CDs are a rip off etc etc

When it actually comes down to it most want something for nothing.
Also the more of it you do the less likely you are ever to buy a CD or DVD
The problem comes when there is nobody left actually paying !
Then what ?
Cheers
Rod

]]> Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Mdan http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5228 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:11:11 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5228 If anything, the Radiohead experiment shows how false the whole 'music is too expensive, record companies are too greedy' argument is. Given the option of paying even token amounts for the album, most downloaders still opted to pay nothing. If anything, the Radiohead experiment shows how false the whole ‘music is too expensive, record companies are too greedy’ argument is. Given the option of paying even token amounts for the album, most downloaders still opted to pay nothing.

]]> Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5225 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:18:26 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5225 Jordan I think that's what a lot of people think ! If the record companies stopped trying to charge £15+ for a lot of CDs then perhaps the temptation to download FOC would decrease Best RC Jordan
I think that’s what a lot of people think !
If the record companies stopped trying to charge £15+ for a lot of CDs then perhaps the temptation to download FOC would decrease
Best
RC

]]> Comment on Radiohead’s Album Download Experiment Flops by: Jordan http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5224 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:43:13 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/radioheads-album-download-experiment-flops#comment-5224 RC "Should we be surprised that people don’t want to pay for something they can get for nothing ?" Hell no! Bring it on! We get sc***ed for so much these days, something for nothing with no strings, makes a damn change. Jordan RC

“Should we be surprised that people don’t want to pay for something they can get for nothing ?”

Hell no! Bring it on! We get sc***ed for so much these days, something for nothing with no strings, makes a damn change.

Jordan

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