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Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Although to be fair, the value doesn't arise from the base materials of the CD.

Oh the base material is about 5p 40 includes everything else including recording, packaging and promotion.

I can't remember the last time I paid over 9 pounds for a cd anyway. People should stop shopping in rip-off shops.

Most people would genuinely have you believe that there is no kind of small-ish record store around them and they are afraid to order offline, which makes no sense.

-AC

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
I can't remember the last time I paid over 9 pounds for a cd anyway. People should stop shopping in rip-off shops.

That is still 1000% profit

Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
That is still 1000% profit

Well, until someone offers cheaper cds, I'm not too fussed. I don't mind paying that amount for a cd.

It's not, to me, like the profit on a £120 pair of sweatshop trainers, where more reasonable alternatives are around.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Well, until someone offers cheaper cds, I'm not too fussed. I don't mind paying that amount for a cd.

It's not, to me, like the profit on a £120 pair of sweatshop trainers, where more reasonable alternatives are around.

The system persists due to this attitude VVD.

Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
The system persists due to this attitude VVD.

Slightly simplistic analysis. Everything has a massive mark-up. I'd personally like to pay less, but I know that even if I were to stop buying cds, it'd be a futile gesture. I'm not willing to suffer for the sake of profit margins. To me, 8-9 pounds for a cd isn't excessive.

I would prefer the bulk to go to the artists, though this is nothing I can personally affect.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Slightly simplistic analysis. Everything has a massive mark-up. I'd personally like to pay less, but I know that even if I were to stop buying cds, it'd be a futile gesture. I'm not willing to suffer for the sake of profit margins. To me, 8-9 pounds for a cd isn't excessive.

I would prefer the bulk to go to the artists, though this is nothing I can personally affect.

a simplistic analysis usually cuts to the heart of the matter. Record companies rip us off we should rip them off. It's in the Bible, Old Testament 😖hifty: as I understand it.

Clearly don't care about the artist then if you'd spite them to spite another.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Clearly don't care about the artist then if you'd spite them to spite another.

-AC

Hey I would not want to be locked in a room with Bono or Stipe. 😬

a great band can and will gain recognition, then fame, them wealth without record companies seeing a dime. metallica could have very well done this.
they became famous from the bootlegging of 'no life till leather' combined with hard work in touring. of coarse, the allure of exponentially more money forces all bands to buy into it all, but dont try to say that music would die without record companies.

'Music' probably wouldn't die, but all bands would be placed onto a level playing field. A few would seek to gain some advantage by more efficient marketing or advertising. Then the other bands would follow suit.

Such is the nature of capitalism. I do think the companies make too much for what they do, in comparison to the bands, given what they bring to the equation.