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Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps?

Michael Perelman sends us to what may be the stupidest thing ever published by the Wall Street Journal. Robert Cyran, Rob Cox and Mike Verdin: rememeber those names:

What Price a Download?: Given the Option to Name Their Own Price for Album, Radiohead Fans Overspend: It may sound preposterous to accuse the British rockers of gouging their followers. The band is letting them decide how much to pay.... But early indications suggest that Radiohead's loyal followers are paying too much for the band's seventh disc.... [T]he average fan appears to be willing to pay $10 for a digital copy.... Radiohead may be able to distribute an album for as little as $3.40 a [digital] copy.

Now, fans may be delighted to pay $10 because they think the album is so good and Radiohead deserves the extra cash. But Radiohead prides itself on its anticorporate and anti-materialistic ethos. To avoid letting down fans, it might be more productive to adopt a no-surprises policy and fix a simple, fair charge for its record...

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