Comment Napster will increase your CD sales... (Score 1) 627
I know I'm not the only one to mention this, but I want to raise this question again to show that some of the readers are not unique in their position.
There are some of us who, given the current prices of albums, are not willing to rush out and buy a cd before hearing whether the album is actually worth buying. We might be able to catch one song on the radio (whichever song the record company decides will be "the single"), but barring that, our options are rather limited. A program like Napster allows a listener to hear the entire contents of the album, and then decide whether to purchase it or not.
Granted, there will always be people who don't ever buy the album, just as there will always be people who make tape or CD copies of albums. I for one, own S&M simply because of the fact that I downloaded several songs, liked them, and bought it. The album was to my liking, so you got my money. Had I not liked the album, I'd have saved the money for use in a better purchase.
What is your position on Napster and mp3, in light of this argument? Do you feel that people should be allowed to hear an entire album for free before purchasing it? Are you aware that a portion of your album sales is a direct result of a liberal proliferation of your music? Do you plan to encourage or discourage this proliferation in the future (in general, not just with respect to Napster)?
There are some of us who, given the current prices of albums, are not willing to rush out and buy a cd before hearing whether the album is actually worth buying. We might be able to catch one song on the radio (whichever song the record company decides will be "the single"), but barring that, our options are rather limited. A program like Napster allows a listener to hear the entire contents of the album, and then decide whether to purchase it or not.
Granted, there will always be people who don't ever buy the album, just as there will always be people who make tape or CD copies of albums. I for one, own S&M simply because of the fact that I downloaded several songs, liked them, and bought it. The album was to my liking, so you got my money. Had I not liked the album, I'd have saved the money for use in a better purchase.
What is your position on Napster and mp3, in light of this argument? Do you feel that people should be allowed to hear an entire album for free before purchasing it? Are you aware that a portion of your album sales is a direct result of a liberal proliferation of your music? Do you plan to encourage or discourage this proliferation in the future (in general, not just with respect to Napster)?
