Jun 17 2011
iTunes Match Hurting Little Guys?
MacRumors has an article where it talks about small publishers who claim they only sell 10,000 copies yet see 8x that shared over the various file sharing programs. While I do not believe these guys should be shafted for the hard work they put into their works, I think the numbers do not represent actual listeners. You can go to any number of broadband sites and hear all these people complaining about this and that cap and how they can not download all they want to download. So sure 80,000 people might have downloaded your song, but how many actually listens to it? It’s not saying your music is bad or anything, but I think the majority of these sharers are A hoarders of digital content, and B probably did A and do not know they’re re-sharing it. The rest of us jump through the hoops and pay extra to access our content so it’s actually usable and we do not appreciate people trying to drag down improvement because they see it as a loss when in reality it may not be. Trust me your true fans will pay for your music.