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List:       dmca-discuss
Subject:    Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Its The Music, Stupid
From:       tom poe <tompoe () amihost ! com>
Date:       2003-09-16 20:05:24
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Wish there was an accountant type around.  I'd really be interested in
how p2p file sharing could be used to quantify a "marketing budget"
expense from taxes.  Write off all the downloads against what's owed in
taxes, and enjoy the benefits from the exposure at the same time.  No
capitalization, no up-front costs other than what?  To me, it would be
the ideal way to market one's music.  Of course, won't really work
really good until they permit fan clubs to reemerge.  Then, watch out!

Ooops.  Just leaked the strategy that is about to explode across the
independent artist realm.  We're tossing around the idea of a Playlist
contest, one where contestants submit favorite non-RIAA playlists of an
hour or two worth of songs and win a prize.  The playlists would be a
great resource for webcasters (remember them?), local access tv and
radio shows, and web sites like dmusic.com for attracting artists to
sell their works.  What do you folks think?  Good idea or not?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/

On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 12:06, Seth Johnson wrote:

>         Few top-grossing musicians want to criticize file sharing since
> Lars Ulrich of Metallica was verbally attacked by fans and peers for 
> condemning piracy at a Senate hearing in 2000. In fact, many labels 
> didn ’t want their artists speaking to NEWSWEEK for this story. It ’s 
> likely that rappers Eminem and 50 Cent now agree with Ulrich because, 
> as top sellers, they stand to lose millions. But opinions differ 
> radically depending on an artist ’s success. Punk upstarts like the 
> Ataris —who have nothing to lose —have embraced file swapping. The 
> spiky-haired outfit used Napster and MP3.com to promote its first three
> independent albums and build up a fan base before signing with Columbia
> last year. Now its cover of Don Henley ’s  “Boys of Summer ” is a hot 
> download, and the band ’s members couldn ’t be happier.  “If our single is
> downloaded, then maybe they ’ll buy the whole album, ” says Ataris singer
> Kris Roe.  “And if they download the whole record, then maybe they ’ll 
> come see us play. We just want to be heard. ”



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