Value Creation v. Value Capture
A while back I wrote about two-step competition with regards to replicable works. I’d like to pick up the subject, only this time looking at the value of said works. I think that we can agree that each...
View ArticleRoyalties – Entitlement Or Necessity
A while back Mike Masnick took the time to read and comment on what I had written, so I thought I’d return the favour. Especially, since the subject is the interesting question of: “why royalties?”...
View ArticleMaking More
Making copies of something that already exists is the easy bit. I’ve been meandering around this issue in a number of my recent posts, but I think it’s time to say this straight out. A useful metaphor...
View ArticleThe Power Of The Small Spender
I’ve already written about Superfans on this blog, but now I’ve actually got some numbers to work with so I think it’s time to revisit the subject for a second. Permit me to direct you to a recording...
View ArticleThe Paradise That Should Have Been – Revisited
A while back I wrote a fairly brief post on the kind of per-transaction revenues a self-publishing artist can expect from a number of Web-based legal services. To put matters in perspective, I compared...
View ArticleSeven Reasons To (Still) Buy CDs
Regardless of what side of the argument you take in the debate that I’ve unwittingly started with the Paradise That Should Have Been, the fact of the matter is that a self-pressed CD still offers you...
View ArticleDIY v. Label – Questions
I’m just fresh from listening to the latest Music Biz Weekly Podcast @ MicControl, wherein Michael Brandvold and Brian Thompson were discussing the results of a recent ReverbNation and Digital Music...
View ArticleWorking as a Musical Artist
The Guardian Music Blog has just come out with a new series, where “an anonymous musician writes about the trauma of trying to make it in the music industry” (h/t to Hypebot). The first installment is...
View ArticleApplied Cynicism and the Music Business
Let’s get one thing straight: nobody’s handing out music careers. Nobody ever was. There’s a lot of hoohah about how this is a wonderful time to be a musician. There’s also a lot of hoohah about how...
View ArticleMy Fantasy Release Schedule
I think it’s time for a break from all the copyright-related stuff. Today I want to dive back into the business end of the pool and outline what my album release schedule would look like if I had my...
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