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2014.09.18, 08:04 PM | #1 |
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NY Times article on "CD-Loving Japan"
Anybody else see this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/bu...sic-.html?_r=0 Some interesting stuff towards the end of the article, which says record companies are too complexly structured to enter into streaming arrangements. I'll bet stores in Japan would love to charge less for CDs, but of course they're not allowed. |
2014.09.18, 08:42 PM | #2 |
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They really do need to be cheaper. The Japanese music industry is pretty backwards with stuff, including region locking PVs on youtube.
Personally, I prefer CDs for the goodies as well. And just as importantly they're not compressed to shit like what they sell on all the major digital distribution services. Can we get lossless distribution from iTunes/Amazon/Google/etc already? It was good back in the 90's when everyone had slow connections and we were just amazed to have digital music to begin with, but I think we can do a little better these days. |
2014.09.18, 09:08 PM | #3 |
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The bottom line for me personally, is that the downloads/streaming/etc. would have to be a better deal than buying the physical CD. I should be able to get more sound quality (like 24bit lossless) for the same budget I've already put toward physical CDs, or I could get CD quality for less. I'm not interested in paying at least as much as a CD for the same quality or worse, or paying even more than retail for CD quality.
Digital music offerings from any major label have always been priced at unrealistic rates, no matter which country. Moreso unrealistic than retail CD prices. You can't just take the consumers who are already buying the most expensive CDs in the world, and offer them a shit alternative which is designed to save the record labels money more than actually help the consumer. You might be able to fool most 1st and 2nd-worlders into accepting the digital music business model as-is, but the Japanese expect to pay a lot and get a lot. If you aren't offering the Japanese consumers an upgrade from CD, then of course they won't take the bait. The industry can try to blame the weak digital sales on other issues, but I'm not taking much of that analysis very seriously.
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