{"id":263,"date":"2007-03-09T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2007-03-10T02:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/03\/09\/how-musicians-make-money-from-drm-free-music-part-viidcccxci\/"},"modified":"2007-03-09T23:28:36","modified_gmt":"2007-03-10T04:28:36","slug":"how-musicians-make-money-from-drm-free-music-part-viidcccxci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/03\/09\/how-musicians-make-money-from-drm-free-music-part-viidcccxci\/","title":{"rendered":"How Musicians Make Money From DRM-free Music, Part VIIDCCCXCI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking through <a href=\"http:\/\/salon.com\">Salon.com<\/a>, I see that their (free) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/ent\/audiofile\/\">Song of the Day<\/a> is now available as a <a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=147173538&amp;s=143441\">podcast<\/a>.   I subscribe.  The most recent 9 songs download onto my computer.  I let them start playing as I work.  I start digging <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/ent\/audiofile\/2007\/03\/05\/ted_leo\/index.html\">a song<\/a>.  I look to see who the artist is &#8211; huh, something called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedleo.com\/2\/\">Ted Leo and the Pharmacists<\/a>.   Sounds very familiar &#8211; oh, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ted_Leo_and_the_Pharmacists\">they&#8217;re a local band<\/a>.  In fact, haven&#8217;t I seen something about a concert, lately?  <a href=\"http:\/\/930.com\/\">Indeed I have<\/a>.  Concert on the 29th?  Tickets $15?  Cool, I&#8217;ll take two.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how a musician makes money.  DRM-free music gives me a chance to see how I like an artist, and if it&#8217;s my thing, I&#8217;ll pay for something more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking through Salon.com, I see that their (free) Song of the Day is now available as a podcast. I subscribe. 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