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Some label executives are questioning the value of offering the public music free of charge. For decades, a large number of people have believed that giving away music, such as playing songs on broadcast radio or handing out CDs at concerts, promoted music and helped boost sales. But now some in the music industry suspect that instead of promoting sales, ad-supported services are replacing them.

The problem appears to come down to a question of control. Broadcast radio for years served to introduce the public to new music. Radio was and still is a powerful music discovery tool, says Mike McGuire, a digital-music analyst for research firm Gartner. Only word-of-mouth recommendations drive more music sales, says McGuire, who is working on a forthcoming report on the topic.

.....http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10201802-93.html?tag=mncol

What's the real cost of free music?

Any thoughts?

 

nothing is free really...

Sorry,I don't know more,but I know it can give people courage . How do you think?

I think the future of multimedia is going to be internet distribution, either ad supported (such as when you watch a TV episode on nbc.com or southparkstudios.com) or outright purchasing such as itunes.  The cost of bandwidth is dropping so rapidly that the cost of streaming content to users can easily be covered by a commercial every 10 minutes or so. You can already see this cutting into traditional dvd sales with netflix renting movies directly to game systems.

Music Videos introduced me to a lot of bands I wouldn't have experienced as well, that though isn't free as you pay for the cable service that runs MTV..etc.