Re: (idm) mp3 piracy, the bite back

From solenoid
Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 02:05

Keep your shirt on,
You forgot this part:
                     Customers will pick from about
                     100 tracks found on eight
                     different Internet music sites
                     that have entered an agreement
                     with network and kiosk service,
                     RedDotNet. 

note the "pick from about 100 tracks"... by, uh, how many artists? 10-20
probably?  I should think those artists are majors if not well known
artists just doing mp3-only releases, else the kiosk wouldn't draw enough
customers to pay for itself.

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, martin burbridge wrote:

> just thought everyone w/ mp3's on line might like to know that virgin has
> found a clever way to make about 800% clear profit out of your efforts.
> they're putting cd burners in the store and charging people $10 to fill a
> blank cdr (retail ~ $1 - $1.5) from the internet.
> 
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/20759.html
> 
> -martin
> 

Solenoid