On Mon, 2003-05-12 at 16:37, Andy Zbikowski (Zibby) wrote: > $0.99 isn't saving me that much if I want to buy a whole CD though. Still > $12-$15 for a full CD, but the CD didn't have to be made, the booklet > printed, everything put into a jewel case, then add in package theft > prevention, shrink wrap the whole thing, warehouse it. Ship it out to > vendor wearhous. Vendor wearhous ships to branch stores, branch stores add > more theft prevention, and shove it on shelves. > But, is the bandwith and servers needed to do this really equal to the > costs of producing media and getting the media on to store shelves? Yes, Manufacturing and distributing a CD costs about the same as manufacturing and distributing a candy bar. Candy companies still make money selling for less than $1 per bar retail. I would be surprised if the net is a less expensive form of distribution of recordings. The problem is the record companies have been way to greedy for way to long. The artists don't get that much. The artists (along with the record companies) will pay the price for the record companies greed. But everyone will survive in the end. IMHO -- Tom Penney <blots at visi.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list