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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Great Debate (Round 2) |
| Date | Wed, 23 May 2007 08:31:40 -0400 |
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At Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 02:34:29 Stewart wrote:
>99 cents, or about 50 pence at the current exchange rate.
>
>And, no, no reason why they shouldn't cost the same that I know of.
I think we had this discussion once before.
The pricing imbalance is relative only if you're comparing territories or
able to buy tracks from one territory to another -- but you can't. The
exchange rate has no significance because you're dealing with a contained
sale in a contained territory. UK residence are paying 79p. iTunes UK pays
the labels and therefore the artists in British pounds as well. The money
stays in Britain until royalties are dispersed to the various labels and
acts oversees....and only then is it exchanged for the fluctuating US dollar
or whatever. Not defending the price at all....just saying that you have to
look at pricing as a self-contained entity based on the country of
origin.....not on the world pricing (which will fluctuate daily from
territory to territory).
If you want to bitch at anyone for this imbalance, send a letter to your
member of British Parliament and find out why their economy remains third
world.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
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