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Originally Posted by Reaper
Very rarely do the writers, directors, actors and actresses in a given television production get a cut of DVD sales.
The market rate? Please explain to me how you arrived at this "market rate" as I still have to pay for music when I make a purchase through the iTunes store. As far as $20 an album goes, I typically spend around $8-14 for an album on iTunes so nobody has to go back to 1980's Compact Disc pricing for music.
I wouldn't feel too bad about previewing an album then deciding not to buy because its not your cup of tea. That's not too different than the old practice of borrowing a friend's album to give it a spin.
However, if I like the music an artist is putting out and I want them to keep doing so I'll buy their album.
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To be clear, I'm not saying you (or anyone else) wrong for choosing to not use services like Rdio/Spotify, but that different people have different consumption levels when it comes to music and what they are willing to pay for it.
Some people value selection (EG: I want to pick every track/artist I hear in a day), where as others are much more passive about the process and value convenience (EG: I just want background noise).
On the one extreme is iTunes, paying for every track in your library and meticulously curating everything you hear during the day. On the other extreme is FM Radio, you don't pay a dime and you have no say in what's played.
Rdio/Spotify fall somewhere in the middle, and for many of us it's the sweet spot.