Comments on: Download my album for money? http://www.pathf.com/blogs/2008/06/download-my-album-for-money/ Running commentary about agile development, user experience design and Ajax. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jamie Thompson http://www.pathf.com/blogs/2008/06/download-my-album-for-money/#comment-2267 Jamie Thompson Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:50:42 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=985#comment-2267 If every artist i enjoy listening too offered a "download our stuff for free and paypal us whatever you see fit" type service i would certainly be among those who'd contribute by way of thanks. I honestly believe it's the new model. There will always be those who'll choose not to pay. But those people are the same ones who download illegally (the one who don't feel ever so slightly guilty about it, anyway) and aren't contributing anything financially anyway. I guess it's just one HUGE leap of faith for a lot fat-assed record company execs to make though. I mean, come one, gold plated Bentleys don't come cheap you know. If every artist i enjoy listening too offered a “download our stuff for free and paypal us whatever you see fit” type service i would certainly be among those who’d contribute by way of thanks.

I honestly believe it’s the new model. There will always be those who’ll choose not to pay. But those people are the same ones who download illegally (the one who don’t feel ever so slightly guilty about it, anyway) and aren’t contributing anything financially anyway.

I guess it’s just one HUGE leap of faith for a lot fat-assed record company execs to make though. I mean, come one, gold plated Bentleys don’t come cheap you know.

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