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Originally Posted by acidzebra
I disagree that things are bad. In fact, things are looking up. But given that you apparently think they are bad, what do you propose to do about it?
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I've made my proposals, namely, adoption of the sponsor/patron methods common to broadcast television (commercials) and websites (ad banners). Check back in this very thread (to coin a phrase I heard somewhere) for details.
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Originally Posted by acidzebra
Okay, let's talk about them. In which way are they being helped by the music industry?
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Did someone say indies were being
helped by the music industry? I know I didn't. What I hear are (mostly anecdotal) reports about most indies trying to break even selling T-shirts, instead of profiting on their actual music. That doesn't sound very good to me: That makes their real craft, the music, a free advertisement for silly shirts; when it ought to be the other way around. And not too many indies are apparently managing to make their sole living this way. I'd question which is the real problem there, the music industry, or the indie market.
But back to e-books, and now it's your turn: If, as you indicate, piracy is rampant, and the system is "broken," Why is this situation good?