Re: The Kids Are Offspeed; Money in various configurations; MP please

[Phil McRevis <legalize@xmission.com>]

Mark, you should address any comments on that forwarded message
dirctly to the author or they won't see it... I just forwarded it here.

> > Then there's no point in buying it.  Might as well just get another
> > copy of the VHS when it wears out than upgrade.
> 
> Ah, but is it still in print on VHS? Most movies aren't, once they're
> released on DVD.

An interesting point.  If its only available on DVD then when my copy
finally wears out (not likely anytime soon; I listen to the soundtrack
more often than I watch the actual movie), then I guess I'll have to
buy on DVD.  However, I bet you'll still be able to find the VHS
version for quite some time even though it'll be on DVD.

> > 	What the internet provides is a distribution channel that the RIAA
> > can't control. 
> 
> And a way for the artist to make even less money.

I think its too early to tell if artists will make more or less money
with the 'net than with a record company.  I think some will make more
and some will make less, i.e. it will depend more on the artist than
on the slick hype boys that work for the labels.

> I have found the same thing; MP3's sound OK but not as good as a CD.

It definately depends on how the MP3 was produced (no surprise there);
I don't hear any appreciable difference with the PT live MP3s from
musicmaker than I hear on the CD.

But I'm not an anal-retentive audiophile obsessed listener either.
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