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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I think it's great, though we're not quite at a point yet where it's a totally viable method for unknown artists.
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I'd say that's debatable. There aren't any unknown artists who've done it successfully yet, but that isn't to say it can't be done. It simply requires one to look at music as information, rather than property. If one takes that approach, one can hypothetically devise a way to distribute their information freely while creating revenue through tangential methods.
The bottom line (and I've said this many a time before) is that digital distribution is the new record store. You can't fight it, so you just have to adapt to it. Piracy is always going to be an issue; after all, Reznor released The Slip for free and it's still on bittorrent networks. It's getting to the point where actually charging people money for your music is going to be a losing proposition in the near future. That means that people have to find other ways to make money off of music, but I'm certain that will happen. Never underestimate the ingenuity of someone looking to make a fortune in a new marketplace.