Monday, April 14, 2008

Well, well.  This morning’s Squawk Box had the promised discussion about Art vs Business, which went fairly well.  Randall Howard made the very good point that we often get the funding of the arts mixed up with the business of art, and that really they are two separate things.  Most people spoke out against any kind of levy system, which surprised me.

We also had an opportunity to discuss T-Mobile’s WiFi + 3G strategy.  Consensus: it will be as good as the 3G is.

Enjoy.  I apologize for the quality of the sound coming from me.  I ordinarily connect with VoIP, and didn’t realize that my PC was connected to the net on a second rate WiFi connection rather than the usual ethernet.

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Squawk Box Preview April 14

by alec on April 14, 2008

It’s just too hard not to wade into this discussion. So today we’re going to talk about market forces, the value of art, music and the internet.

It promises to be fun!

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Two BSers BSing about Art and the Internet

April 14, 2008

The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, and the first commercial recordings marketed in 1888. By 1929 record sales were a business generating annual sales of $75 million, but by 1938 sales were just $26 million. Radio had dealt commercial recordings a heavy blow, as radio ownership grew from 2 out of 5 [...]

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