Re: Paying for downloads (was:Re: <OFF-TOPIC>) (fwd)sn

[James Pearce <jamesrp@statenet.com>]

Again. This was taken out of context of the conversation and was in direct
response to the question about live performances, not commercial cd's.

Ok, the assumption that internet delivery will replace cd's is absurd to 
me.
Computer's haven't replaced paper (like everyone still thinks'll happen) 
and
never will in my opinion (I have a stack of legislative documents here on 
my
desk that I KNOW won't change). CD's haven't replaced LP's, maybe dwindled 
the
market for them, but they are far from being gone. I guess it depends on 
the
*type* of product you are looking for. Not everything I want or need is on 
the
net, and it never will be.

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Tom Ritchford wrote:

|>Gimme an mp3 that sweats and pours, in front of your face, out 
|>emotional energy that
|>equals the greatest of live performances
|
|apples and oranges!  CDs don't pour sweat either.
|
|the question is, will internet delivery eventually replace CDs?  and the
|answer is of course.
|
|as someone exaggerated once, "newspapers won't just be obsolete, they'll
|be illegal!" due to the consumption of resources.
|
|
|more important, will this come soon enough to affect us?  dunno, but
|spending a little time and effort on the topic can't be a bad gamble.
|
|       /t
|
|

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                                                           James R. Pearce
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