30.000 MP3 files a 0.99$ - Warner Music download service
It seems that the Warner Music Group is going to sell singles of populair artists online for 0.99$ a piece. According to a press release the company will make available about 30.000 songs that can be downloaded, burned and used on portable devices.
Yes that's right, it seems that the company is going to make available MP3 files and you are allowed to burn them! This is certainly a step in the good direction. Unfortunately it seems for now only to be available for US and Canadian customers.
Warner Music Group (WMG) and RioPort, Inc., today announced that Warner Music Group will make available for sale, via RioPort's digital distribution infrastructure, more than 30,000 popular music singles to consumers for as low as 99 cents each. Beginning later this month, consumers in the U.S. and Canada will be able to visit some of their favorite online retailers and music sites and download tracks by top Warner Music Group artists for playing on PCs, burning to CDs or transferring to secure portable devices. Under the non-exclusive agreement, RioPort will handle the sales transactions, allowing online retailers to remain the merchant of record and maintain control of the customer relationship. RioPort serves as the music application service provider for online retailers, such as BestBuy.com and Musicland Group, as well as MTV.com, SonicBlue.com and HP.com, among others. |
If they only lower the price a little and use different payment methods (lots of 14/15 years old buy music, but don't have a creditcard) then they certainly have a legal, attractive way to sell music.
And then some people will have to find another excuse for not wanting to pay for music
Source: Yahoo.com
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Posted by Skruddgemire on Monday 23 September 2002 16:17
Ok, here's a good reason NOT to pay for music even if they make it cheaper. How much of that money goes to the artist? You figure that RioPort will have it's cut, Warner has it's cut, the RIAA has it's cut then the artist gets a bill for the production costs of music.
I only buy from artists who are either independant or have thier own record lable that does not bow down before the RIAA.
Although credit where due Warner IS at least seeing the light on how to make money off of the MP3 instead of trying to criminalize it.
I only buy from artists who are either independant or have thier own record lable that does not bow down before the RIAA.
Although credit where due Warner IS at least seeing the light on how to make money off of the MP3 instead of trying to criminalize it.
Posted by oratonastick on Monday 23 September 2002 16:18
Suppose you want to make your own compilation album. You can put on around 16 songs. That will cost you $16 then. Seems still a bit close to the costs of a normal compilation album to me. Sure, you have control over which songs you want, but 30000 is not that big a collection and furthermore, you get the songs in mp3-format and you have to go through some trouble putting everything on cd.
For now I'll skip this one...
For now I'll skip this one...
Posted by Crazywolf on Monday 23 September 2002 18:00
<SNIP>as low as 99 cents each.</SNIP>
what they left out was and as HIGH as $$$$....
what they left out was and as HIGH as $$$$....
Posted by Observer on Monday 23 September 2002 21:21
What are they going to offer? the crap you here these day's on the radio?
All those stollen songs(or just pieces of it) and all those song which are just stuppid crap.
Get real I don't want to pay for it, (before anybody askes) I want it so I can borther my neighbour, he likes crap but not when I put it on
All those stollen songs(or just pieces of it) and all those song which are just stuppid crap.
Get real I don't want to pay for it, (before anybody askes) I want it so I can borther my neighbour, he likes crap but not when I put it on
Posted by c44 on Monday 23 September 2002 23:27
well, it does seem as if they are *trying* anyway. The internet is a great distribution system for music, if it is used right.
Posted by Enojado on Tuesday 24 September 2002 01:08
No big names past or present I imagine so. If there is , it will be the overrated artists with egos bigger than thier hits. 100 to 1 odds that they are bad rips, obscure songs, and shitty selection. Nice try though.
Posted by severach on Tuesday 24 September 2002 03:23
30.000 != 30,000
Yes it is if you live in a country that uses periods instead of commas. I (like I assume you) am in the US and the comma is what I use. Some quick Control Panel Regional Settings research indicates that most of the EU world uses the period instead.
You ain't gettin no NOOBY, you ain't got no MONET.
Yes it is if you live in a country that uses periods instead of commas. I (like I assume you) am in the US and the comma is what I use. Some quick Control Panel Regional Settings research indicates that most of the EU world uses the period instead.
You ain't gettin no NOOBY, you ain't got no MONET.
Posted by JJJB on Tuesday 24 September 2002 03:49
As long as music is still free why would I pay .99 cents.They should start with .25 per song and see who buys it.If I could download a full album for 2 or 3 bucks and get the songs as fast and easy as on some of the full album sites(you know the ones 
)Then they MIGHT have a chance!:8
)Then they MIGHT have a chance!:8I think $ 0,99 is far too expensive. When you compose a cd of 20 songs you still pay $ 19.80 
They should make it cheaper than normal cd's so somewhere between $ 0.25 and 0.33 a song.
They should make it cheaper than normal cd's so somewhere between $ 0.25 and 0.33 a song.I agree. $ 0,99 is way to expensive.
Like I said earlier if you want to get your music legit and cheap, http://www.weblisten.com/en is the place to be.
You can download as many full albums as you can or want during one night for just a dollar and a half.
That is how I do it!! And i sure like it!!:9
Like I said earlier if you want to get your music legit and cheap, http://www.weblisten.com/en is the place to be.
You can download as many full albums as you can or want during one night for just a dollar and a half.
That is how I do it!! And i sure like it!!:9
Posted by DoMiN8ToR on Tuesday 24 September 2002 12:26
Indeed, not everyone is in the US, and we use a dot over here
Posted by TBZ on Tuesday 24 September 2002 20:21
That's pretty interesting. How do you write decimals?
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