http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/03/26/throwing-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/ Everything you never wanted to know about the music business Mon, 21 May 2012 03:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/03/26/throwing-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/#comment-6 lgpist11 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://ivanfalvarez.com/2009/03/26/throwing-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water/#comment-6 The Music business flew on the Oceanic Air flight 815 a couple of years ago. The multinational companies when the digital era started were at Dahrmaville, besides being lazy. They gave up the control of the download business to third parties. Instead of using their own portals to sell downloads directly to the consumer on any format available (mp4, mp3, etc). The next mistake was to declare dead the CD format without having an alternative on hand. At the same time they thought that the digital market was going to replace the whole market. This perception was totally wrong. Because of bad decisions it seems that sound carriers are becoming another promotional tool (like a poster, a T shirt) and that artist get the support, and will make a living performing and selling their merchandising (CD's, T shirts, etc) at clubs, venues, etc. The music industry, as we know it, is already included in the list of species under threat of extinction and they are desperate trying to delay the final outcome. Every time they tried to fight piracy, counterfeiting, etc they failed and they never learned. The movie industry is next in line The Music business flew on the Oceanic Air flight 815 a couple of years ago.
The multinational companies when the digital era started were at Dahrmaville, besides being lazy. They gave up the control of the download business to third parties. Instead of using their own portals to sell downloads directly to the consumer on any format available (mp4, mp3, etc).
The next mistake was to declare dead the CD format without having an alternative on hand. At the same time they thought that the digital market was going to replace the whole market. This perception was totally wrong.
Because of bad decisions it seems that sound carriers are becoming another promotional tool (like a poster, a T shirt) and that artist get the support, and will make a living performing and selling their merchandising (CD’s, T shirts, etc) at clubs, venues, etc.
The music industry, as we know it, is already included in the list of species under threat of extinction and they are desperate trying to delay the final outcome. Every time they tried to fight piracy, counterfeiting, etc they failed and they never learned.
The movie industry is next in line

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