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| D.D.: Well, it certainly seems pointless for you or any other musician to download their entire CD on the Internet and let it be free for the taking. TIM: If I want to give my music away for free, I�ll give the permission. If I want you personally to hear my music, I want you to hear it, that�s all. I�ve given you permission to have it for free. D.D.: Right. But once you sell your CD or your royalties to a publisher or record company, you lose that right. TIM: You could be able to go on the Internet and somebody just has files of files of files and be able to download it to millions of people, how are you ever going to sell a record? D.D.: You mentioned that if there was a song really wanted and there was just no way you could get it anywhere and you saw somebody on Kazaa that�s got it and you download it. To me, that�s fine, because where else are you going to get it? But, do you not think that maybe some people go in and download a new song because they don�t want to buy the whole CD? TIM: Sure! D.D.: I used to love it when they had the �45s because if you liked that particular single song, you bought the �45. But now, I guess, today, they say it�s not cost-effective to just put out one song on a CD, although some people still do that, at least for their samples. On a CD like Tales of Sin and Redemption, where there are different types of songs, some people might say, �Oh, �Soul Perspective�, that�s too heavy for me, but I really like that �Some Kind of Momma��, right? TIM: I guess, basically, I would agree if record companies put song selections on download and charge you, like, a $1.50 or so and then people could download it that way� D.D.: So, you wouldn�t be against that kind of thing, where people could buy your songs singly? TIM: No, that would be awesome! That way people could go into your whole catalogue� (continued on next page) |
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