Comments on: eMusic bids the Stones goodbye http://blog.hecker.org/2008/05/03/emusic-bids-the-stones-goodbye/ Mozilla, open source, and other random topics Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:07:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: eMusic to offer Sony back catalog « Swindleeeee!!!!! http://blog.hecker.org/2008/05/03/emusic-bids-the-stones-goodbye/#comment-1199 eMusic to offer Sony back catalog « Swindleeeee!!!!! Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:30:26 +0000 http://swindleeeee.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-1199 [...] other than the price increases is that people will be very mistrustful of having a repeat of the Rolling Stones fiasco. That apparently wasn’t eMusic’s fault, but if Bruce Stringsteen or whoever decides [...] [...] other than the price increases is that people will be very mistrustful of having a repeat of the Rolling Stones fiasco. That apparently wasn’t eMusic’s fault, but if Bruce Stringsteen or whoever decides [...]

]]> By: MiDoJo http://blog.hecker.org/2008/05/03/emusic-bids-the-stones-goodbye/#comment-1198 MiDoJo Tue, 06 May 2008 00:49:56 +0000 http://swindleeeee.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-1198 Frank, Once Again it seems that the Record Industry (don't get it confused with the Music Industry :) ) does not understand the full power of eMusic. Yes it's true the Stones probably don't need much help when it comes to product/entertainment (movies and TV) placement. But the release of their music to eMusic was a call to all other "main stream" musicians that perhaps DRM was not all that it is cut out to be. I know for a fact that the amount of downloading done by eMusic patrons of the Stones' catalog introduced many people (yourself and me as examples) to getting their music when they wouldn't already have. "I’m by no means a Stones fan, but even I took advantage of the opportunity. . ." I could not have stated it better and it gave me a chance to get the only stones song I always liked "Mother's little Helper" as well as two things I never knew existed (A great Yer Blues, and a Who song.) ABKCO and UMG have (once again) been stupid not to keep going with this unprecedented main-stream addition to eMusic. I cannot believe they have done this and hope to high heavens they will change their collective minds. Frank,

Once Again it seems that the Record Industry (don’t get it confused with the Music Industry :) ) does not understand the full power of eMusic.

Yes it’s true the Stones probably don’t need much help when it comes to product/entertainment (movies and TV) placement. But the release of their music to eMusic was a call to all other “main stream” musicians that perhaps DRM was not all that it is cut out to be. I know for a fact that the amount of downloading done by eMusic patrons of the Stones’ catalog introduced many people (yourself and me as examples) to getting their music when they wouldn’t already have. “I’m by no means a Stones fan, but even I took advantage of the opportunity. . .” I could not have stated it better and it gave me a chance to get the only stones song I always liked “Mother’s little Helper” as well as two things I never knew existed (A great Yer Blues, and a Who song.)

ABKCO and UMG have (once again) been stupid not to keep going with this unprecedented main-stream addition to eMusic.
I cannot believe they have done this and hope to high heavens they will change their collective minds.

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