Does iTunes hurt Weird Al?
Remember when Al said that he makes more money off CD sales than he does off digital downloads? Well it turns out it that it may be a lot more. This article goes into the math behind it, and the surprising results of just how big the gap is — Weird Al Yankovic Says Digital Is a Raw Deal For Some Artists.
There’s some good discussion at the end of that article, and there’s also some further discussion here — How iTunes Hurts Weird Al. I haven’t read all the replies yet, so the standard warning of “read at your own risk” applies.
June 15th, 2006 at 09:54 am
I always buy the actual physical cds, and a couple of each album that come out at that.
I’ve never been fond of the fact that anything bought off iTunes needs to be messed with in order for it to play on non-iPod devices.
Hopefully people will continue buying his Cd’s!
June 15th, 2006 at 11:08 am
I buy the CDs, but I did buy the two tracks off of the permanent record that can’t be found on any other Cds. I don’t want to buy a whole box set when I have all the songs already…
June 15th, 2006 at 01:31 pm
I’ve Always Bought CD’S, Cassettes, And Even Vinyl In The Day. The Closest I Come To Downloading Is Copying The CD’s To My Media Player So I Can Hear Them On My Computer.
June 15th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
I dont know how you can afford not to buy the cd’s concidering all the special hidden features and stuff. Plus it just feels so good to pick up that brand new cd you just purchased, look at the solid brilliance you hold in your hands and shout victoriously that you finally got it, after waiting so long. Well… that might just be me…lol
June 16th, 2006 at 11:57 am
Nope, That sounds like me too…
June 19th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
I do the same thing i love holding a brand new weird al cd on the first day of relese it makes me all joyfull.
June 21st, 2006 at 11:51 pm
No, I actually bought all of his cd’s from Itunes and spent more than I Would have on the actual cd’s. What a dumbass huh!
June 27th, 2006 at 12:52 am
I buy the CDs as well!!!