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    Posted: September 26 2014 at 11:35

As an experiment, Thom Yorke is releasing an album, entitled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, to be released via a "new version of BitTorrent" with a paygate. It's apparently an experiment that, if successful, could show a way that artists can have more control over filesharing. 

Also, the new single is pretty nice. Thom Yorke is really showing his age in the video!

Anyways, thoughts?
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Points: 26133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 11:41
Anything that tries to fix the broken system of music distribution is a welcome change in my view.    I don't know if it'll catch on or not, but I applaud him for the effort. It's a step in the right direction.

Radio Head was the first band I remember using the "name your price" concept, and that seemed to get a nice reception too.
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Points: 4671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 23:45
Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:


As an experiment, Thom Yorke is releasing an album, entitled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, to be released via a "new version of BitTorrent" with a paygate. It's apparently an experiment that, if successful, could show a way that artists can have more control over filesharing. 

Also, the new single is pretty nice. Thom Yorke is really showing his age in the video!

Anyways, thoughts?
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 23:46
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Points: 1584 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2014 at 00:05
I think it makes sense financially.  Cheap digital copy that bypasses any third party, and an expensive special edition vinyl.  The digital copy is $6 and the vinyl is $50.  From what I've read about music revenue and whatnot, this may be a winning model.  I personally love the peer-to-peer aspect. Free internets ftw.
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Points: 8856 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2014 at 09:32
Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:


As an experiment, Thom Yorke is releasing an album, entitled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, to be released via a "new version of BitTorrent" with a paygate. It's apparently an experiment that, if successful, could show a way that artists can have more control over filesharing. 

Also, the new single is pretty nice. Thom Yorke is really showing his age in the video!

Anyways, thoughts?
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LOL I just meant he looks old in the video.
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Points: 1781 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2014 at 04:47
This is a very important topic.

Why is it in the General Music discussions?

Thom Yorke is listed in PA as Crossover Prog.

So shouldn't this topic be in the Prog section?


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