Feb 2 2012: Businesses that produce things that are wanted and are of quality and have a fair price will continue to succeed. Produce over valued crap like Hollywood, then yes it will not succeed.
Jan 30 2012: Considering the artist only gets $1 out of the $30 I pay for a cd/dvd I would have no problem paying this dollar directly to the artist. Even Itunes, which is widely used,charges more then that.
Jan 29 2012: If you respect my atheism, why do I keep getting bothered by door knockers, telling me that if I do not believe I end up in hell. Sorry no respect here. At best religion is a mental illness not dissimilar to schizophrenia.
Jan 27 2012: How much is the ten year old plasma TV worth? The $15000 original price tag, or the $500 price tag of a plasma TV today, which not only bigger and has far superior picture quality, not to mention other bells and whistles?
How much is a ten year old car worth? even if it sat in a garage all that time?
If I manufacture hammers, do I get paid every time the carpenter uses it?
How much would a ten year old movie,TV show or song be worth?
In all those cases the value would be minimal , and any value above that would be artificial. Just because a fortune is spend on making a movie does not make it valuable or more entertaining. Most of today's production is pure hype and crap, that is why they are remaking products from the past. Let Hollywood go bankrupt, there is enough entertainment available to keep this and future generation happy, or we will find alternative ways to entertain our self.
Jan 27 2012: Idea, thoughts are worthless until they produce something other want, being it a physical product or an artist production such as music, movies etc, in the end they all requires some manual labour.
Jan 27 2012: Why would one want/need an Armani suit in the first place? it is nothing more then a status symbol and has nothing to do with the cost and quality of the suit, and as such a totally inefficient way of distribution scarce resources.
Jan 27 2012: Modern technology is allowing for direct contact between producer ( including the arts) and consumer, restricting the need for the middle men. Yet as a society we have not adapted to this and the middle men is fighting tooth and nail to hold on to their turf instead of adapting. This especially applies to the arts, as most of it can be digitally recorded and transferred all over the world in seconds. The consumer is no longer willing to pay the middle men, knowing that the artist only get a tiny amount of such payment, but rather invest in better computer systems and faster broadband connection. Most consumers would be more then willing to pay the artist if systems enabled them to do so. It is up to the artist however to make sure that such systems are developed.
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