I’m just listening to the new album from Radiohead, named In Rainbows, which was released yesterday. I’m still halfway through, but so far it seems like a good record.
So, what’s new?
I just downloaded it off the net.
Again, what’s the deal?
I actually paid for it.
Hm, interesting, for a change, but not exactly earth shattering, I can almost hear you think.
Well, think again.
I didn’t buy it from iTunes or another online music store. I got it directly from the album’s own website, after paying directly to the artists. Immediatly after checking out I received a web link that started the download of a zip archive, containing plain simple 160kbps mp3 files. No DRM. No strings attached. Just good music, click and play.
Now, hear this. What you pay for it is left up to you. No, really, it’s up to you.
So, what do you say? I say it’s high time you put your money where your ears are. I’m going to be quite upset when I see someone pirating this.
P.S.: curious about how much I chose to pay for the album? £3.33. I’d pay less for 160k mp3s, but I really wanted to vote with my purse on this one. I am generally concerned about sound quality; give me royalty-free, lossless high-quality audio files (hint: FLAC) and I will gladly pay more than that.
Moreover, while I understand it would somehow lessen the impact in this instance, generally I’d appreciate a little preview. Also, artwork does not necessarily mean paper.
P.P.S.: no, you can’t have my mp3s. Go download them off the site.
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