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DonLogan asked Paul Williams: "Download sites, such as I-tunes, are transforming the way in which we buy music by allowing consumers to purchase individual tracks rather than shelling out for the whole album. Do you think that artists..." Show more »"Download sites, such as I-tunes, are transforming the way in which we buy music by allowing consumers to purchase individual tracks rather than shelling out for the whole album. Do you think that artists can survive by making albums where only one or two songs show a financial return? Is this the end of the 'long-player'?" Show less »
Paul Williams answer: "It will change the business model. Over the last thirty years the money made by record companies has been generated by selling albums. Because ITunes, and other services, allow people to unbundle albums..." Show more»" It will change the business model. Over the last thirty years the money made by record companies has been generated by selling albums. Because ITunes, and other services, allow people to unbundle albums into individual tracks people no longer have to go out and buy an entire album. I think that the record companies, in a lot of cases, have been guilty of putting out not very good albums, that contain some tracks that people want and a lot of filler. The difficulty record companies have now is this perception that all albums aren’t that good and there are only a few good tracks on them. The seed has been planted in the public’s head that most albums aren’t very good apart from the singles. However in the early sixties most music was sold as singles, and there would only be certain acts who would successfully sell albums. While we may be going back to that there will always be room for artists to make albums. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Arts and entertainment | Email to friends | Dec 27 2007 10:48:43 AM

DonLogan asked Matt Phillips : "The recent withdrawal of DRM (digital rights management) by the most major licensee’s allows infinite copies of a download to be made. It seems that free music is set to become the norm, is there any ..." Show more »"The recent withdrawal of DRM (digital rights management) by the most major licensee’s allows infinite copies of a download to be made. It seems that free music is set to become the norm, is there any point in the BPI resisting this trend?" Show less »
Matt Phillips answer: "There are a number of different approaches that the industry has taken. The industry’s not sitting around doing nothing about illegal downloading. This industry is extremely forward looking in terms of..." Show more»" There are a number of different approaches that the industry has taken. The industry’s not sitting around doing nothing about illegal downloading. This industry is extremely forward looking in terms of embracing new digital models, embracing change, developing new revenue streams and working with artists to create new models. That’s what it’s done in the past; the industry has continually reinvented itself through technology, whether it’s the arrival of radio, the invention of the cassette, the CD. Now, the industry’s distribution problems are solved, because you’re one click away from hearing to buying, and that could be the most revolutionary thing that’s ever happened to music. It could bring about enormous growth for the creative industries in general, in that distribution is no longer confined to physical product. In this sense the industry has a great deal going for it. The Problem is the availability of music for free, illegally, on the internet. So what we have to do is appeal to consumer’s hearts and minds, so it’s about consumer education. It’s about making people understand what’s legal and what’s illegal. So we have a big education job on our hands. Then of course we have to control the availability of free music. If there was no store detectives shoplifting would be higher, if there were no barriers on the tube more people wouldn’t pay for their tickets. Enforcement is a very important part of what we do. The BPI has brought legal actions against illegal file-sharers in the UK, which has established a legal precedent and raised awareness. We have to exercise more enforcement in conjunction with internet service provider’s, who are effectively the gatekeepers to the internet. Times are changing; I think that ISP policy makers understand now that you can’t just let people steal music relentlessly without any checks or control. So you need a mixture of enforcement, education and new business models; this is how the industry can go forward. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Arts and entertainment | Email to friends | Dec 27 2007 10:32:48 AM

DonLogan asked Conor McNicholas : "With newspaper and magazine cover mounts boasting increasingly high profile artists (like The Verve in the NME and Prince in the Daily Mail) how do new artists have any chance in persuading the public..." Show more »"With newspaper and magazine cover mounts boasting increasingly high profile artists (like The Verve in the NME and Prince in the Daily Mail) how do new artists have any chance in persuading the public to pay for their recordings?" Show less »
Conor McNicholas answer: "I think it’s a lot of the new artist’s coming through who are saying that music should be free. Artists do get paid for cover mounts because they get publishing royalties, and I think that that’s not ..." Show more»" I think it’s a lot of the new artist’s coming through who are saying that music should be free. Artists do get paid for cover mounts because they get publishing royalties, and I think that that’s not made clear enough, often enough. The NME is very keen that cover-mounts are seen as two distinct areas. If you’re a newspaper with no musical authority, like the Daily Mail, and you can choose to give away some music. But for that music to appear in the context of a newspaper has very little value to the artist. Whereas a free CD in a music magazine, where it’s being delivered as a recommended purchase, presents a completely different tone of discussion. There is a lot more free music about nowadays, but you’re not going to stop free music by cancelling cover mounts. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Arts and entertainment | Email to friends | Dec 27 2007 10:25:15 AM

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