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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Lily Allen renounces internet after quitting Twitter
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/t ... itter.html

There is a God!
Author:  james016 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lily Allen renounces internet after quitting Twitter
I did read that she is quitting music. I hope that is true.
Author:  AlunD [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:39 pm ]
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james016 wrote:
I did read that she is quitting music. I hope that is true.


Oh I don't no thinking Glastonbury this year :D
Author:  jonlumb [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:32 pm ]
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james016 wrote:
I did read that she is quitting music. I hope that is true.


I didn't know she'd started producing music...
Author:  LaptopAcidXperience [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:37 pm ]
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I used to like Keith Allen but now I hate him.
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:55 pm ]
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She got bit quite badly over her comments on downloads. A couple of blogs banged on about how she was in effect a stooge for EMI and the BPI amongst others. I don’t think she liked them very much. The blogs entries in question have been replaced by this message.

http://www.upstartblogger.com/steady-as-she-goes

Oh, well.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:13 pm ]
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Yes but if you make a comment you should expect to stand by it or be willing to alter your view. I am not supporting illegal downloads of music but to call all downloads illegal is crass. Apple have made the iTunes store very successful by offering legal content to users, at a price they can accept. The music industry wants too much for the current stuff and anything that is selling well. Maybe the solution is for artists to approach iTunes and sell their music directly cutting out the labels. Eminem has the rights to his music so should be able to do so himself as could many unsigned artists.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:27 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
Maybe the solution is for artists to approach iTunes and sell their music directly cutting out the labels. Eminem has the rights to his music so should be able to do so himself as could many unsigned artists.


That would be the record companies armageddon scenario. The internet and download stores (such as iTunes and Amazon etc) have shown that you dont need record companies any more unless you are a useless no hoper (such as L. Allen) with no talent scaping along by the dint of other peoples talent.
Author:  oceanicitl [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:32 pm ]
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The only decent thing she did on Twitter was give away free concert tickets to fans.

Leaving twitter.... who cares?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lily Allen renounces internet after quitting Twitter
bobbdobbs wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Maybe the solution is for artists to approach iTunes and sell their music directly cutting out the labels. Eminem has the rights to his music so should be able to do so himself as could many unsigned artists.


That would be the record companies armageddon scenario. The internet and download stores (such as iTunes and Amazon etc) have shown that you dont need record companies any more unless you are a useless no hoper (such as L. Allen) with no talent scaping along by the dint of other peoples talent.

The latest Mac User magazine has an article on Eminems settlement with Apple and iTunes. It appears that his record label did not have the rights to sell the tracks on iTunes. Apple were not to know that, but it would make sense for all the artists to be contacted directly. In Eminem's case he could deal directly with iTunes and pocket the 70 cents from each download rather than it going to the label. It would make sense, and would as you be armageddon for the labels.
Author:  JJW009 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:22 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Maybe the solution is for artists to approach iTunes and sell their music directly cutting out the labels. Eminem has the rights to his music so should be able to do so himself as could many unsigned artists.


That would be the record companies armageddon scenario. The internet and download stores (such as iTunes and Amazon etc) have shown that you dont need record companies any more unless you are a useless no hoper (such as L. Allen) with no talent scaping along by the dint of other peoples talent.

The latest Mac User magazine has an article on Eminems settlement with Apple and iTunes. It appears that his record label did not have the rights to sell the tracks on iTunes. Apple were not to know that, but it would make sense for all the artists to be contacted directly. In Eminem's case he could deal directly with iTunes and pocket the 70 cents from each download rather than it going to the label. It would make sense, and would as you be armageddon for the labels.


Would that not simply turn iTunes into a record label?
Author:  LaptopAcidXperience [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lily Allen renounces internet after quitting Twitter
Amnesia10 wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:

That would be the record companies armageddon scenario. The internet and download stores (such as iTunes and Amazon etc) have shown that you dont need record companies any more unless you are a useless no hoper (such as L. Allen) with no talent scaping along by the dint of other peoples talent.

The latest Mac User magazine has an article on Eminems settlement with Apple and iTunes. It appears that his record label did not have the rights to sell the tracks on iTunes. Apple were not to know that, but it would make sense for all the artists to be contacted directly. In Eminem's case he could deal directly with iTunes and pocket the 70 cents from each download rather than it going to the label. It would make sense, and would as you be armageddon for the labels.


Amen to that, I recently subscribed to a record label (m-nus), I get all their output for a year for $30 euros, plus 10% discount on existing releases and other bonus stuff. All the money goes directly to the label and artists.

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Would that not simply turn iTunes into a record label?


No, but it would turn itunes into an incredibly powerful distributor, unless artists were prepared to invest in their own digital distribution, it could result in scenario much worse than the one that the monolithic record labels present.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lily Allen renounces internet after quitting Twitter
If the artists presents the tracks for iTunes then iTunes would be a distributor. The artists could and would be his or her own publisher. It would end the labels, but then that might be a good thing. It might cut down on the manufactured bands. Though there is still a place for them.
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