Finding out what music is really worth
October 6th, 2007
I was really impressed the amount of coverage around the blogosphere surrounding Radiohead’s recent decision to allow fans to decide how much to pay for their next album. First, great PR, considering the coverage, and second, a great experiment in what music is worth in the 21st century. Here’s an overview of the coverage I’ve been seeing.
And this is just a few from sources I’ve been following. For a while I was rather pissed at Radiohead for so specifically avoiding iTunes, which is the most convenient and quick way for me to get music (I’m happy to pay for music, if the prices are reasonable and I have some reasonable level flexibility in how I can use the tunes). And it is for this reason that I will be paying an iTunes like price for In Rainbows - somewhere between $9.99 and $14.99, or possibly $0.99 per song, just to make the point.
UPDATE: Also found good coverage at last100 and Mashable.
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