Lala la la… la. Lefsetz and His Readers Miss the Point.
Bob Lefsetz. I love reading his blog. He had his opinion and it doesn’t change. But Bob, like many of his readers, are hypocrites. They talk all day long about how the album is dead and the single is the future (Ok, ok. I actually agree with this sentiment). The thing is, they also talk about how they want artists to be compensated for their work and how the labels religiously screw the artists… And how they can’t get the music they want without stealing it because its too expense and too hard to find for sale.
But what happens when someone bakes and hand-delivers these same people a three-layer cake consisting of: a legitimate way to access the music they want, when they want, from any connected device… and adds some frosting at the low cost of $0.10 per track? I will tell you what happens, they pine for that which was lost… their convenient justification/rationalization for stealing music.
Now for a short message to all the people that are complaining: Get past the fact that you can’t justify stealing music anymore! Lala offers you a way to access your entire library from the cloud. Sure, it takes a very long time to upload/verify your library. DEAL WITH IT! If you didn’t steal so much music it wouldn’t take so long. And guess what? In the future, you will have the ability to make the CHOICE to listen to a song once for free, stream infinitely for $0.10, or download the file for an additional $0.79-$0.89. Its not perfect, but it is leaps and bounds better than your other options. Are you concerned that you won’t be able to access a song when you don’t have an internet connection? Here’s an idea… if you like the song so much… BUY IT! and it will be on your computer.
Stop complaining. Enjoy the bounty. It’s not perfect, but it is most definitely an option.
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