Comments on: We need to talk about the future of the creative industries. http://thethirdestate.net/2009/06/we-need-to-talk-about-the-future-of-the-creative-industries/ What Is The Third Estate? Everything. What Has It Been Until Now In The Political Order? Nothing. What Does It Want To Be? Something. Tue, 22 May 2012 04:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Owen C http://thethirdestate.net/2009/06/we-need-to-talk-about-the-future-of-the-creative-industries/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Owen C Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:03:27 +0000 http://thethirdestate.net/?p=759#comment-843 Reuben, stop talking bollocks about music! First you were slagging off Bob Marley, now you are arguing that good music necessarily takes months and months to write. This is not always the case. However, regarding the end of your post yes, it would be good to think about how to pay for culture in terms of the current role of the European parliament for starters. Reuben, stop talking bollocks about music! First you were slagging off Bob Marley, now you are arguing that good music necessarily takes months and months to write. This is not always the case.

However, regarding the end of your post yes, it would be good to think about how to pay for culture in terms of the current role of the European parliament for starters.

]]> By: Nick http://thethirdestate.net/2009/06/we-need-to-talk-about-the-future-of-the-creative-industries/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Nick Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:11:54 +0000 http://thethirdestate.net/?p=759#comment-801 Record companies, especially the smaller ones, don't expect to make as much money from both physical or digital sales of music. As you say, it's free. They have been successfully trying to "adapt" by turning to concert ticket sales and merchandise, the bulk of their income. Jay-Z recently "signed" to Live Nation, but they're going to focus on promoting him at live venues. This allows for more artistic freedom on recordings with bigger profits. Record companies, especially the smaller ones, don’t expect to make as much money from both physical or digital sales of music. As you say, it’s free.

They have been successfully trying to “adapt” by turning to concert ticket sales and merchandise, the bulk of their income.

Jay-Z recently “signed” to Live Nation, but they’re going to focus on promoting him at live venues. This allows for more artistic freedom on recordings with bigger profits.

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