Originally Posted By: HearToLearn

Something in my chuckles at the idea of producing a single recording and having someone make an mp3 of it. I don't know that it would lessen it at all; as you would still own the original. Thoughts?


Right? I couldn't help but wonder if he was purposely pretending not to understand that when you buy a Taylor Swift MP3, you don't own the song, you own a license to listen to it whenever you like on your computer or mobile device. Taylor Swift or her label still own Shake It Off, and it's worth 10s of millions, not $1.25, a lot more than the Van Gogh was worth when the artist was still alive.

Buying an MP3 is more like buying a museum pass than a painting, in my opinion.

The part with the one-off records was cool, and reminds me of the dubplates that are common in the reggae/dancehall scene, custom versions of hit songs DJs pay to have recorded with their name in them for use in competitions. They're usually digital copies these days, but used to be cut to a single acetate record that deteriorate quickly if played more than a few times.

Cheers,
Kent
PG Music