[Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's

[Cees van den Heuvel]

Like it or not, people are copying. You can't do anyting
about it. It's simple, no quality loss because it's all digital.
It's no use fighting windmills. The only thing to do: accept reality.
That why I stipulated the only way to fight it: give the original CD 
something
extra like a good booklet with information, photographs etc. Copying lacks 
that extra.
Be realictic: pop cd's sell millions. 3% of millions is a neat income.
Jazz CD's and the like, sell thousands and 3% of thousands only buy you a
couple of bottles of malt whisky. When you sell your own CD's you can get
a revenue of 7 to 10 dollars each,and because of the  low figures (let's say
about 2000) you can really get drunk in style! Plus: where can people go
to get copy's? That is what I was trying to get across.

Cees van den Heuvel
http://www.revivaljassband.nl

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To: <heu at bart.nl>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's


>
> In a message dated 11/13/2005 3:08:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> heu at bart.nl writes:
>
> What to  do about copying OKOM cd's?
> Nothing! Copying means there is interest!
> We  sell our CD's mostly on gigs,often autographed, as a
> kind of souvenir of a  good concert.  The sales at record shops are
> marginal in revenues,  because the record companies take the major
> piece of the  cake.
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Well, I guess I am really playing "devil's advocate" on the list  today.
> Sorry, Cees, but I DO NOT want anybody copying my CD's. (Exception - a 
> copy
> to play in the car for the person who BOUGHT the CD in the first place.)
> Copying CD's to give to friends is, in my estimation, the same as playing 
> a
> gig for free to "get more exposure."  It just leads to more pirated
> recordings and NO more sales.
> I don't know about you, but I NEVER sell my CD's in any record shops.   I
> don't know any others that do either.  On the Internet - yes - if the 
> Internet
> site is reputable and honest.
> We have dozens of bands selling on our website for my nonprofit Friends of
> Big Band Jazz.
> Not only do they make some money off the sales, but a portion of all sales
> goes into our scholarship fund to help send young musicians to summer jazz
> camps.  If you want to take a look, it is _www.bigbandjazz.net_
> (http://www.bigbandjazz.net)  .
> I know it isn't exactly OKOM, but it is pretty close and it does show that
> there are good ways to get exposure for our CD's and NOT have to allow 
> pirating
> of our product.
> Mike Vax
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