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Warner wants more money from music gamesDVDBack23 @ Aug 08, 2008 18:13 | 13 comments
Warner is the world's third-largest music company, behind Universal and Sony, and Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman compared the games to "MTV's launch 25 years ago or Apple Inc's iPod launch five years ago," and added "the amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small."
If Bronfman has his way, downloadable content may become more expensive, most likely slowing down a great source of revenue for the music industry. Thanks to its Guitar Hero franchise, Activision reported last month that sales were up 32 percent year on year and Harmonix also recently announced that over 12 million downloadable tracks for Rock Band had been sold. |
Warner Music Group has said that they want more money to paid out to have their songs licensed in music-based video games like the blockbusters "Guitar
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Comment by: mperagine (Aug 08, 2008 18:51) just like the scumbag music industry
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Comment by: 13thHouR (Aug 08, 2008 19:01) ah well, here goes the record industry looking after the artists again!
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Comment by: SProdigy (Aug 08, 2008 20:09) Yep, here we go again. Of course, where's the value of "playing along" for a few more dollars than buying the song off iTunes? Then again, ultimately, this is the same greedy corporation that took the Blu-Ray paycheck. (Yeah I know, music, movies, entertainment divisions, but still all the same pigs in the end.) |
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Comment by: Run4two (Aug 08, 2008 22:31) Once the teet starts to lactate, the greedy SOB's vampire canine teeth tear through the delicate flesh destroying further milk production. |
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Comment by: DXR88 (Aug 09, 2008 03:38) Yawn...What else is new. |
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Comment by: blueroad (Aug 09, 2008 13:49) indeed..nothings new under the yellow sun.. |
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Comment by: varnull (Aug 09, 2008 14:16) They want more money.. why don't they deal with the Chinese new hd disk technology and then get another huge payout from the BD cartel?  Free open source software = made by end users who want an application to work. OOps.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/...es_dead_hurrah/ |
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Comment by: DXR88 (Aug 09, 2008 15:16) Originally posted by varnull: if i was china i wouldn't let the scumbags anywhere, my media. |
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Comment by: jjziman (Aug 09, 2008 19:25) Greed.. Everyone has some. But these guys are just over the top. Look out soon enough they will come after me for humming my favorite tune, demanding money! |
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Comment by: scorpNZ (Aug 09, 2008 21:01) It will only work if enough people buy it at the newly inflated price,if demand makes a significant drop so will price,however i don't see what the increase is going to be,so it would seem a few are jump'n the gun so i might as well join in too,my guess there will be an increase by a few cents,then again what's everyone complain'n about when was the last time any of you bought any music....thought as much ..nough said
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Comment by: varnull (Aug 09, 2008 21:10) memememe.. I buy Blur cd on the bootsale this morning for 25p.. muahahahaha Free open source software = made by end users who want an application to work. OOps.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/...es_dead_hurrah/ |
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Comment by: goldstooo (Aug 11, 2008 06:38) spam removed |
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Comment by: emugamer (Aug 11, 2008 16:37) This will make or break my decision to buy Rock Band. I will hold off and wait. I will not buy it if the price increases for downloadable packs. Just on principle. |
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