This article has a lot of opinion and no facts. It also does not say anything about "Why He Won't Pay for a Song".
If you want to get facts about psychology of free I suggest reading "predictably irrational" book, the author has actually conducted experiments to measure the psychological shifts around the price of zero to confirm his theories.
It's very interesting to see where all 'content industries' will end up going over the next few years.
I put out a side project a week or two ago that makes it really easy for artists to release their stuff under the Radiohead 'pay what you want' model. I don't have enough data to provide any interesting statistics yet, though. I'm hoping to encourage the kind of thinking that sivers talked about a while ago.
> the ultimate measure of success should always be whether someone is willing to pay money for something; not because you want to get rich, but because a payment is one of the purest forms of endorsement.
This is a pretty interesting statement. I've never heard this put this way before, but it reminds me of things that I've been asked by angels and VCs: "Have any revenue yet?" Convincing somebody that you're worth paying money to is a pretty strong endorsement from that person.
Sounds like an interesting side project. How can I contact you about it? I work with a number of independent musicians who might be interested in exactly that. Shoot me an email if you'd like--address is in my profile.
[+] [-] DenisM|16 years ago|reply
If you want to get facts about psychology of free I suggest reading "predictably irrational" book, the author has actually conducted experiments to measure the psychological shifts around the price of zero to confirm his theories.
[+] [-] steveklabnik|16 years ago|reply
I put out a side project a week or two ago that makes it really easy for artists to release their stuff under the Radiohead 'pay what you want' model. I don't have enough data to provide any interesting statistics yet, though. I'm hoping to encourage the kind of thinking that sivers talked about a while ago.
> the ultimate measure of success should always be whether someone is willing to pay money for something; not because you want to get rich, but because a payment is one of the purest forms of endorsement.
This is a pretty interesting statement. I've never heard this put this way before, but it reminds me of things that I've been asked by angels and VCs: "Have any revenue yet?" Convincing somebody that you're worth paying money to is a pretty strong endorsement from that person.
[+] [-] ABrandt|16 years ago|reply