hi Tom,
> Just looked at the revamped BBC Radio 1 website, which now
> offers radio on demand, i.e. you can stream any of the shows at
> any time during the week, which is nice. i presume quite a few
> other radio stations are doing this.
I know in Australia, (& I'm assuming UK has similar things in place) there
are different costs involved for netradio broadcasts - ie for live broadcast
shows & archived material (which is rather expensive) so only stations with
sufficent funds can afford to offer archived shows (legally - I'm sure there
are a few pirates here and there..)
> The question is: couldn't the whole peer-to-peer / mp3 sharing thing
> be treated as a kind of radio on demand by the record industry in
> stead of theft? The tricky problem here is just when you dl a song
> you come to "own" a copy of it, which is unlike streaming radio
> broadcasts. Would it be an acceptable solution not only to the
the other issue is that the author of the song may not have given their
permission for it to be available on the AG/Napster P2P type systems. they
or their record co. may have sent it in as a demo/promo to a radio station
though hoping to get airplay, and possibly collect APRA/royalty fees.
also, the radio stations may broadcast at varying qualities depending on
modem/cable listeners.
> record companies but to the listeners to make it so we have to
> stream mp3s from audiogalaxy, or whatever? On the other hand
I imagine the recent netradio issues would have to be dealt with.. eg
broadcasting/publishing fees etc
> the only company this would benefit would be the phone
> companies, as we'd have to listen in real time!
there's always the option of recording the netradio stream for those
interested. I guess the issue is also the choice of the individual.. with
P2P type systems, the person downloading the song has chosen it (onDemand)
whereas the radio is either pre-programmed, or based on requests (either
live from emails/chat) or sales based, and the person listening has to
listen to what someone else has selected instead of making up their own
mind.
I like internet radio whilst working as I don't have time to stop and select
music and I've found sites that play music that I like to listen to as well
as throwing in some surprises for me to note and check out later. I like the
P2P systems, especially when researching or trying out a track, I treat it
as a global music library where I can borrow tracks for a while and if I
enjoy them then I go and buy the whole package (cd/vinyl with artwork and
trailer notes/pics etc) to add to my collection..
I like to support electronic music artists as often as I can though, so I'm
hoping that the demise of some of these P2P systems might actually improve
support for the smaller labels, especially if macropayments become more
widely used (& we get to hear about the labels and artists) and their
distribution systems are in place. this way the artists will get more for
their songs. (well that;s the hope anyway, whether it actually happens like
this is another thing..)
cheers
Kath
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