Line Out - Comments on Poll: But How Many Fans Will Catch Them? http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them Cheers to Radiohead indeed. But how many of you are planning on paying for the new Radiohead album? And if you are going to offer up some cash, how much? (You can leave your why/why not explanation, if you'd like,... Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:45:09 -0800 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:36:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by bunnypuncher I voted $5-$9.99 before I saw the option that said "$80 for the box set," which I'm probably going to order. But if I WASN'T ordering the box set, I would probably pay $8 for the download, as that's about what I feel an album is worth with no artwork or packaging.

]]> bunnypuncher http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816957 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816957 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:31:21 -0800 Comment by Patrick For the preorder, I'm paying nothing. But I might order the box set as it gets closer to the date that they release it, else I will buy the album when it comes out for real.

]]> Patrick http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816962 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816962 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:10:02 -0800 Comment by bonehead's girlfriend It'd be nice if Lineout orders the record, and sends out mp3's for us to download. Radiohead are my vote for the greatest band of our generation. Spread the joy!

]]> bonehead's girlfriend http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816999 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c816999 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:18:05 -0800 Comment by TJ I voted $0.00 and don't feel bad, mainly because I'm the guy that has to wait generally longer and forks out the money for the vinyl. I just want mp3's so that I can put them on my ipod.

]]> TJ http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817117 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817117 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:17:47 -0800 Comment by rkpetersen I paid $8. It's clear though, from the last 10 years of the music business and from this poll, that there are a whole lotta people out there who have no trouble at all justifying theft to themselves.

]]> rkpetersen http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817143 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817143 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:36:47 -0800 Comment by eloise i put 10-15, but actually i intend to pay a dollar a song, which is what it costs on itunes... so it seems like they must be able to turn a profit there, i just don't know how many songs they're will be. i want to buy it because i think this idea is AWESOME, and i don't want record execs saying, "i told you so." revolutionary.

]]> eloise http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817201 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817201 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:49:29 -0800 Comment by Fyodor Zulinski #5: Theft = stealing. Being offered a free album and taking it = not stealing.

]]> Fyodor Zulinski http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817221 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817221 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:04:36 -0800 Comment by dna the poll isn't written up right, so the results are misleading. anyone who orders the $80 box set gets the download for free next week. some people are voting for "nothing" but plan to buy vinyl. also, the minimum fee to download straight from the site is 45p (or $1), for credit card handling. so that's not entirely free. paying nothing will mean getting the mp3s from a friend or file-sharing network. i think rephrasing this poll will yield more informative results.

]]> dna http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817300 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817300 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:29:26 -0800 Comment by radioears i'm paying with my ears
not my wallet

]]> radioears http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817395 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817395 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:52:28 -0800 Comment by rkpetersen @7: Yeah right, keep telling yourself that.

]]> rkpetersen http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817439 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817439 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:30:31 -0800 Comment by BenskiBeat What seems most important to me is what radiohead will do next. Apparently, there are plans to release the CD. So if they have EMI/Capitol release the CD then essentially you are paying for a leak. This only seems revolutionary to me if they don't give the album a regular release or release it themselves and not through major channels. Not only that but they are asking you to download only one half of the record. Why not all of it?

]]> BenskiBeat http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817443 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817443 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:32:17 -0800 Comment by Fyodor Zulinski rkpeterson - Do you:

a. Work for a record label (if yes, sorry, dude)

b. Feel bad about stealing your family members' money around, let's say, Christmastime?

I thought about what I would've paid, estimated it at $15 for a new album, and donated it to Oxfam. Thom Yorke can afford to buy a small country if he wants to.

]]> Fyodor Zulinski http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817551 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817551 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:10:29 -0800 Comment by rkpetersEn @12:
a. No.
b. I don't see that there's a valid analogy there. Radiohead is not my uncle, and there's no reason they should give me a gift.

As for Thom Yorke. Well, I personally think he's earned it. He's added a lot to the world. Unlike so many wealthy individuals. In any case, the personal circumstances of the members of Radiohead really have no bearing on whether artists should be compensated for what they create. And music stored on a hard drive or flashrom isn't inherently any different than music stored on a CD.

Some of the criticisms of this method of distribution are valid, though. I can see how one could cynically see this release as little more than a brilliant marketing move.

]]> rkpetersEn http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817646 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817646 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:33:30 -0800 Comment by FZ Radiohead is Making The Album Available For Free. I just don't see how accepting it for free counts as stealing.

And as for Thom Yorke, yeah, he's earned it - and he's got it! However hardworking Radiohead's members are, Oxfam needs my $15 more than they do.

]]> FZ http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817698 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/10/poll_but_how_many_fans_will_catch_them#c817698 Business Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:36:47 -0800