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quote:Originally posted by Jimmy James: Mac Commando:
I've heard that Virgin is going to start their own "pay-per-song" file-sharing service. Their owner/CEO, Richard... something... I can never remember his name... seems to be an entrepreneur in the classic sense of the word. Superior product, at a competitive price. And now, a superior distribution method. You preview the songs, pay for only the ones you want, and roughly 85% of it goes to the musicians.

Sounds good to me!
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So... what function does Virgin actually fill then? Why does an artist need a record label at all if they're going to be distributing their music online? At least with the current setup you can argue that the labels are providing a physical distribution service i.e. they're pressing the cds, which is convenient for people who couldn't download tracks even if it were legal to do so.

The point is that with that pay-per-download scheme the copyright restrictions will still be in place so you still won't legally be able to share the music, or at least I presume so.

cahult:
I think his last name is Branson. He

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