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Warner Music wants you to pay more for DLC photo

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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37 comments | showing # 1 to 37

falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:38
falinter
Don't make me hate Rock Band / Guitar Hero DLC.

I like liking it.
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:41
ceark
yeah. raise the price and what that "too small" amount go to nothing as no one will buy it. f*ck you music industry executives, you guys continue to disgust me.
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:43
SuitcoatAvenger
Last time I checked, it costs more money to buy songs as DLC for Guitar Hero or Rockband than it does to buy them on itunes. So what's the probs?
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:43
Rockvillian
Dear Warner...


Go BitTorrent yourself.



-Rockvillian
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:45
Stahlbrand
Wow, this guy is the very picture of a douche.

And people wonder why everybody hates lable-dicks.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:45
galagabug
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:47
GuitarAtomik
And they wonder why they're sales continue to spiral. Fuck you music execs.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:48
aaronf
I'm going to make a wild guess here. I have a pretty good idea that Rock Band and Guitar Hero don't have a way to let people create their own tracks for the game (the guitar hero music creator appears to be very limited) because the record label execs threatened the game creators. i.e. "if you allow indie bands to make their own tracks we will not let you license or garbage"
Triox's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 11:58
Triox
@aaronf - think it was more along the lines of "If you allow people to make their own versions of our songs that we worked so hard to buy, then we will bust your arse's till they are bleeding. Then we will sue you"

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...
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:00
Stahlbrand
Next time I get a pang of guilt over all the albums I have bittorrented as a starving student, I'm going to remember that quote.
Funkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:03
Funkiller
Ahhh... the music industry, making music shitty since, forever.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:05
pendelton21
Let them see what happens when they push us with this shit. See how much of their DLC gets bought then.
Zanch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:06
Zanch
Guess he missed the memo about the recording industry going down in flames because of overpriced media.
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:08
casualweaponry
Way to kill the golden goose. Rock Band/GH DLC is the ONLY time I have seen people excited about music recently.

Those licensing fees are easy money that wouldn't be coming in otherwise. The music industry can eat a dick.
Phish's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:15
Phish
This pisses me off so much. Can anybody find this guy's email?
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:16
free touch
he really didn't say that... did he?
carg0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:17
carg0
bound to happen sooner or later. these parasites see money being made and, of course, they suddenly feel they're not getting enough.
kohelhunter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:18
kohelhunter
people like this deusche are the reason has all sounded them same for the past 15 years and has sounded like shit.
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:20
free touch
I hope they do charge more. Because I will be the first in line for RockBand Indy Rock.
Miike's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:22
Miike
If DLC prices rise, you know what's going to happen?

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.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:39
Jetsetlemming
It's not like fucking EA/Activision set the price they pay to the RIAA for the goddamn songs! It's negotiated with the record companies and both parties agree on the contract. He AGREED to the current pricing scheme, and now that he sees it's popular he feels "slighted" by the affordable cost that encourages consumers to go for it?

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.
donkeykong's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:43
donkeykong
I say give them what they want. Increase the price of all Time Warner songs. But not universal, or sony, or EMI, or independent labels, since we haven't heard any complaints from them.

What's that Time Warner? You only own 11% of the music industry? I guess this change won't affect us very much.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:54
Emrah
Now, you don't have to be a communist to hate these corporate bastards, do you?
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:55
Stahlbrand
@Donkeykong

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.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 12:57
RAB
Me and some buddies just bought a 20 dollar M$ points card and all we were able to get was what.. 6 maybe 7 songs?

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.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:12
parrothead
I love music and Rock Band, but I would not pay much more for the DLC than I do now. I certainly wouldn't buy some of the music I was only marginally excited about. So I think raising the price would hurt the industry.
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:14
Phantom Spaceman
Fuck him and fuck his overpaid shit-peddlers.

Long live piracy!
Ryfael's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:52
Ryfael
He's going to fuck over Warner like he did Seagram's!
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 13:52
king3vbo
Fuck him. FUCK HIM IN THE GOAT ASS

Yay Piracy
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:18
Anus Mcphanus
way to stay down with the kids
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:19
AKK
Raise the price, and I'll stop at 60 downloaded songs on Rock Band.

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.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:00
Dexter345
If they start to charge the companies more for licensing, and then we get charged more for DLC, then it's a no go. Like a lot of others on here, I've spent a fair amount of money on Rock Band DLC, but I'm sure I wouldn't have spent nearly as much if I were only to get half of the content per buck.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:00
aaronf
Dear Mr. Bronfman:

Go on, skin it! Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens.
EX35's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 15:06
EX35
@Miike

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.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 06:52
Too Much Coffee Man
This Just In....

I won't be buying any Warner Music DLC
AliasWyvernspur's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 21:01
AliasWyvernspur
Kinda how MST3K was killed by the film industry...they started wanting too much money, once the show got hot, and they couldn't afford the royalties anymore.

Greed fails.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/17/2008 12:21
Cowboy TTop
The music industry is a absolute joke, and the main reason I was a little wary of those in the games industry linking up with them for GH and RB.

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.
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