Today, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman spoke to Reuters about the impact of Guitar Hero and Rock Band have on consumers today. In addition to drawing the comparison between the iPod and the invention of MTV, he also stated that developers of music-based are going to have to pay more for the songs that they use.
The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small.
It must really suck to be an executive in the music industry, making money hand over fist with expensive DRM-ridden tracks and overpriced CDs. It must really be terrible to know that your product still inspires people to create, think, and do things differently. It has to be
really hard to wake up every morning and realize that people are using your product in a different way through wildly popular rhythm games. Here’s the point though, Mr. Bronfman. By pushing up the price, you hurt my wallet. I wouldn’t buy the Jimmy Buffet
Rock Band DLC if it was any more expensive than it already is. Keep that in mind.
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11:37 AM on 08.07.2008
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I like liking it.
Go BitTorrent yourself.
-Rockvillian
And people wonder why everybody hates lable-dicks.
I think both RB and GH should do the same thing then, say to Warner "Okay, we'll make your music more expensive - oh, and we'll licence it from you on a per transaction scheme rather than the blanket one at the min. If you dont like that, don't let the door hit you on the way out". Would love to see that music exec explain why all those lovely licence fees have suddenly dissappeared...
Those licensing fees are easy money that wouldn't be coming in otherwise. The music industry can eat a dick.
Frets on Fire is going to happen, except it's going to be Band on Fire.
Then it's going to be the MP3 all over again.
Motherfucking selfish ass piece of shit with no business sense. I hope he gets AIDS.
If you excuse me, I'm gonna go download me a new CD and play it for free in Audiosurf. Fuck the music industry.
What's that Time Warner? You only own 11% of the music industry? I guess this change won't affect us very much.
Nah... These bitches all run together, if one label ups the price, the others will all want a bigger slice as well - regardless of how little business sense it makes.
And that might be stretching it.
The music industry is fucked up. Musicians need to get day jobs.
This relationship isnt working.
Its not me, it's you.
Long live piracy!
Yay Piracy
That's not something I want to do. That's $120, from a single solitary little 16 year old.
Think of how everyone else would feel about it! Oh no. Horror to be sure.
I fucking hate the music industry. I love music, I hate the people behind it.
It's why Trent Reznor is my hero.
Go on, skin it! Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens.
Yea, it's called Guitar Hero World Tour, PC version.
The music industry would take a crap if they found out the possibilities that would bring.
I won't be buying any Warner Music DLC
Greed fails.
Their kind of greed will always see them losing, and their failure to adopt change will be the noose around their necks. Feel free to jump and dance that merry jig anytime.