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OiNK is definitely a good business model, but my problem comes from the aspect that bands aren't (all) willingly participating in the system. of course it's great for the people getting all sorts of free music, but let's be honest, how many people are going to concerts for all the music they're getting for free? a small percentage, i'd say. especially when the ease of access means people are downloading hundreds of songs at a time.
it all sounds great in theory, but i think the artists suffer in the end. Radiohead can afford to flip off the labels and invent a new business model because they're established. Madonna and NIN can follow suit because they also have enough money to experiment. "New Band X" can't afford those luxuries
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