Comments on: Prince Gives Away 3 Million CDs http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:16:35 -0500 hourly 1 By: Owen http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-122597 Owen Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:24:02 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-122597 These are the same people that have been guilty of price fixing CD's for years. When Best buy started selling CD's for $11.99 the industry mafia told them they wouldn't get any printed support materials (art,displays,etc) if they did. i remember when vinyl was replaced by CD's and they trumpeted the fact of how far the cost of CD's would drop because of lower production costs.Instead they're higher. Who's screwing who here. It's "acceptable" for them to break the law, but don't download a song you're not entitled to. The RIAA people have been acting like the IRS for a long time, with no oversight. Recently a woman sued them right back after they tried to threaten her, but it was the RIAA that paid for her lawyer fees.These people know they aren't going to have jobs soon, and are lashing out, so it's time to lash right back at them and show them who is boss. The consumer. These are the same people that have been guilty of price fixing CD’s for years. When Best buy started selling CD’s for $11.99 the industry mafia told them they wouldn’t get any printed support materials (art,displays,etc) if they did. i remember when vinyl was replaced by CD’s and they trumpeted the fact of how far the cost of CD’s would drop because of lower production costs.Instead they’re higher. Who’s screwing who here. It’s “acceptable” for them to break the law, but don’t download a song you’re not entitled to. The RIAA people have been acting like the IRS for a long time, with no oversight. Recently a woman sued them right back after they tried to threaten her, but it was the RIAA that paid for her lawyer fees.These people know they aren’t going to have jobs soon, and are lashing out, so it’s time to lash right back at them and show them who is boss. The consumer.

]]> By: Greg http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-77359 Greg Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:20:58 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-77359 Good for him. Although Im not a "big" artists Ive dealt with a few of the little guys(labels) in the industry and they could care less about the artists once the satanic recording contracts are signed. And thats in a genre that maybe .5% of the market. I can only imagine what the $ hungry tyrants can do on a larger scale. Hes gone the guts to kindly the the big $ hungry record labels to go screw. Kudos to Prince for having some backbone.... Good for him. Although Im not a “big” artists Ive dealt with a few of the little guys(labels) in the industry and they could care less about the artists once the satanic recording contracts are signed. And thats in a genre that maybe .5% of the market.
I can only imagine what the $ hungry tyrants can do on a larger scale.
Hes gone the guts to kindly the the big $ hungry record labels to go screw.
Kudos to Prince for having some backbone….

]]> By: Steve Pordon http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-70177 Steve Pordon Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:06:12 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-70177 Paul Quirk needs to shut his pie hole. Prince doesn't need the industry, the industry needs Prince, and their blacklisting him would take money directly from their pockets. Prince has already said that he makes most of his money by touring. So Paul Quirk is bluffing. And he's doing a very poor job of it. I hope Prince calls his bluff and sets up his own permanent distribution channel. Paul Quirk needs to shut his pie hole. Prince doesn’t need the industry, the industry needs Prince, and their blacklisting him would take money directly from their pockets. Prince has already said that he makes most of his money by touring.

So Paul Quirk is bluffing. And he’s doing a very poor job of it. I hope Prince calls his bluff and sets up his own permanent distribution channel.

]]> By: Pito http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-69061 Pito Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:58:21 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/16/prince-gives-away-3-million-cds/#comment-69061 excellent idea, artists make more money doing concerts than selling cds, cd sales money is for the promoter not the artist. excellent idea, artists make more money doing concerts than selling cds, cd sales money is for the promoter not the artist.

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