Free MP3 Streaming is one thing, Free downloading is another.....or is it?
Can you give away MP3 downloads of your music for FREE and increase your sales income?
I think you can but have a look and make up your own mind, here's a few things i sent to some people i work with for discussion,
listen to this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gdyk8/In_Business_Free_For_All
http://freetail.tumblr.com/post/69439673/bbc-radio-4-program-on-free
have a read of this:
"Is the business model of the future one where the customer no longer pays? Already products in the digital marketplace are being given away free, yet companies are still making profits.
The internet has created a revolution for free products, says Anderson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7811481.stm
One firm believer in this increasingly common business model is Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine.
He claims the costs in the digital world are so low that both the companies and their customers are winners. "
also
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/
and
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1194442
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