Fausse crise ?
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from the death-by-stupidity dept A couple years ago, we discussed how Universal Music CEO Doug Morris gleefully explained how clueless he was about technology -- while also being quite ignorant of basic economics and business models. It's amazing that Vivedi has allowed him to remain in charge. One of the more stunning statements was that the idea that you had to give up some money now to make more in the future just means "someone, somewhere, is taking advantage of you." Apparently, the guy has never heard of investing and has no bank accounts that earn interest, because that's just "someone, somewhere... taking advantage." With that said, the following really isn't all that surprising.
How The Record Labels Are Killing Innovative New Music Services:
Piratage, un faux probleme ?
Les Majors du disque auraient surévalué les dégâts du télécharge
Le GAO, la Cour des comptes américaine, jette un pavé dans la mare. Elle estime que les Majors auraient largement surévalué les pertes dues au téléchargement de contenu musical et cinématographique. Le Government Accountability Office dément donc les hypothèses selon lesquelles ces industries seraient dans une mauvaise passe du seul fait du « piratage ». L'autorité américaine explique que les coûts engendrés par le piratage avancés par les Majors « ne sont pas vérifiables ». Dans son rapport intitulé « Observations sur les efforts pour quantifier les effets économiques des produits contrefaits et piratés », le GAO avance clairement que la méthode de calcul qui vise à estimer qu'un fichier téléchargé illégalement est autant d'argent perdu pour l'économie est fausse.
La musique ne s’est jamais résumée à son industrie : 40 000 ans
Tout le ramdam sur la loi Hadopi paraît bien désuet face à ce que nous révèlent ces flûtes découvertes dans une caverne du sud-ouest de l’Allemagne, vieilles de 35 000 ans.
Will Labels & Retailers Seize The Opportunity? Most UK music fans are still happier buying a CD than downloading, according to the latest research by research agency The Leading Question in conjunction with Music Ally. Even teens say they still prefer CDs.
hypebot: Survey: UK Music Buyers Prefer CD To Digital
Swedes Confirm UK Study: Artist Income Rising - hypebot
A new analysis of music industry revenue in Sweden confirms an earlier UK study that showed that artist income, mostly from live concerts, is growing even as revenue from recorded music has declined.And yet, observing music consumption over the same period, the opposite is true. More people are listening to music in more ways than ever before. On planes, in trains, in movies, on ads, at the gym, on the computer, at the desk, on the way to work, in the car, waking up, falling asleep, getting married, breaking up, doing housework, in the shower, in restaurants, cafes and bars and every second in between, music is present. In last year’s MTV Music Matters survey of people aged 15-34, the percentage of people who claimed they liked music rose from 67% in 2007 to 85% in 2008. Along the same lines, Bauer Media, the company behind Q and Mojo, released findings from a five-year study of music consumers. The study found that 44% of respondents consumed more music in 2008 than in 2007 and in terms of favourite interests, music ranked higher than any other pastime including films, shopping, sport and fashion.
Don’t believe the hype: music is doing better than ever | Articl
La musique numérique se porte bien, merci pour elle (mission Zel
Ne croyez pas les Cassandres, la musique vendue sur les réseaux se porte comme un charme.