Thread: Omg Limewire Legal?

Originally Posted by Seeker

OK guys, let's bring it a little closer to home. Let's say we develop a series of LD mp3's and sell them from Dreamviews, profit to be split between Top Cola and the member that created the mp3.

How would you feel to find it as a popular subject on demonoid?[/b]

I would feel two things

1.) happiness that the word is getting round and it's reaching the masses

2.) satisfaction in the knowledge that this is, yet again, proof that selling music alone is not viable anymore

There is no difference between buying or downloading a CD
(in some cases, you get a better product if you download it - no DRM / copy protection)

but for the sake of argument, we'll say there's no difference
you have a bought CD, and a downloaded CD, and they're exactly the same

so why buy it?

There is no reason to buy
except some arbitrary, whimsical notion that one is "right" and the other is "wrong"

fuck that - I'll make my own mind up of what's right & wrong, thank you

So.....
something that used to be a viable business, is now not viable

well bugger me, what a shame
times change
and so must your business model

I've said it before,
but this is where I have great respect for the independent punk labels
I won't repeat what I've said in other threads
but they "sell" you a whole heap of goodies (posters, stickers, exclusive stuff you can't get anywhere else)
They also give you a free CD

But just selling the music.....
It's not viable anymore

The same as it's not viable to manufacture things in developed countries anymore
The same as it's not viable to run a small family butchers

You have to provide a service for consumer's money
otherwise they won't pay you, they'll go elsewhere

Sell your Mp3 with a nice printed book of LD tutorials
properly done
professional looking
That's a service worthy of customer's money

OK, we'll just let Top Cola keep 100% of the profits from your work then if it does not matter to you. I also know there is no use arguing here, it's like religion.

If you can explain to me how it's a viable business model
then I'll admit defeat

Originally Posted by Seeker

OK guys, let's bring it a little closer to home. Let's say we develop a series of LD mp3's and sell them from Dreamviews, profit to be split between Top Cola and the member that created the mp3.

How would you feel to find it as a popular subject on demonoid?[/b]

I would feel highly honored to see that people are interested in it enough to go on bittorrent, and seed it there, because it means we've done well. Anyways, most people do not download illegally, and for everyone who does, there will be some who actually buy it, so it is not like you're losing all your money.

Originally Posted by PenguinLord13

I would feel highly honored to see that people are interested in it enough to go on bittorrent, and seed it there, because it means we've done well. Anyways, most people do not download illegally, and for everyone who does, there will be some who actually buy it, so it is not like you're losing all your money.[/b]

True. Bands like the Arctic Monkeys got started through P2P and torrent downloads, and from those they've gained immense popularity. I don't think that illegal sharings bad anyway.

any publicity is good publicity...