Oct 09
A New Idea for the Music Industry
I have been playing around with this idea and thought it's time to see what other people would think.
The biggest issue that everyone has is the fear that the RIAA will come to your home and take you to court to pay restitution for the music you downloaded illegally from the internet. I know many people feel strongly on both sides about the music copyright issues. Before I say another word, I feel that all artists should be rewarded for their work. It's the right thing to do.
However, my idea/plan is to take the music industry another way – providing the free music to those who can't and/or don't want to pay for it. It's called advertising or paid sponsorship with a twist.
Just like they do to when we watch Heros, Stargate, or Desparate Housewives – but there is a small twist to my idea. OK, here is the thought – let's say I want a song from Five for Fighting called 100 years. Let's say that a national company wants to sponsor the song for advertising purposes. So we are going to rename that song from 100 years to 100 years sponsored by XYZ company. Now we recode the MP3 so it will not play if the name is changed – maintaining the sponsor's ad. The sponsor can pay whatever is agreed to make that song an internet free song. Granted there is the rub, that the artist may not feel they may make as much as if the CD was purchased in the store, but the sponsorship will help cover the "free" aspect of using the internet for free music.
By keeping the naming convention in place – the sponsors get their names in front of the public, the music is shared freely and the musicians get their royalties. People can always go to the stores to purchase the CD's or use companies like itunes to download the music.
The bottom line the internet is seen as a free way to share knowledge and thus, text, music, video, and images. If this can help pay back those that created the materials, then I say it's time for a change.
I welcome comments.
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