> Two, the internet's not going away no matter how bitter you are about
> it. Neither is piracy. Blaming the pirate is ineffectual moralism.
> Capitalism generally allocates resources to the producers of
> commodities, and this is a failure of commodification. I think it's
> great you can get any music you like for free. I think it's terrible
> (more) artists can't make a living off their work. Any solution to the
> latter, though, has to take for granted that the former is here to
> stay. Personally I favour a public solution.
Yes. Well, except for the public solution part, which just sounds so European. And what has Europe produced in the last 50 years that's worth a crap?
</tongue partially in cheek>
In addition to the accepting the reality of the Internet, it'd be nice if people didn't demand payment by appealing to property and ownership rights. Prince's move just transforms him from a worker into an enterprise. Not really an improvement, imho.
I wonder how a subscription service would work for musicians?