Comments on Drew Kerr's PR ROCK AND ROLL: The eMusic PR backlash

I think this decision is pretty much due to Danny ...

2009-06-10T13:21:49.642-04:00

I think this decision is pretty much due to Danny S. (of the investment company that bought emusic several years ago) taking over when the original anti-DRM CEO left in October 1008. Of course a money guy is going to make money - and this Sony deal will make money - but it will also alienate the dedicated and evangelistical user base which has sustained emusic all these years. In addition, it changes emusic from an exploratory indie "find new music" site to just another place to get digital downloads.

Thanks for the post Drew. I think one of the reaso...

2009-06-10T08:25:09.997-04:00

Thanks for the post Drew. I think one of the reasons these decisions are sometimes made in a bubble or vaccum is because there's no corporate communications/PR voice at the table. While I don't know the specifics of the eMusic leadership team, it's pretty obvious a PR voice either wasn't at the table or just wasn't listened to - a mistake either way.

Ray Hancart
Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations
www.fahlgrenmortine.com

I'm fairly new to emusic and I'm bummed ou...

2009-06-05T09:02:04.484-04:00

I'm fairly new to emusic and I'm bummed out about what I perceive as a shift in emphasis ... but there is cool stuff in the Columbia's vault. It's possible that long-time music fans like myself already own every every Dylan album ...but I will probably pick up some Miles Davis that I don't have ... along with a few other odds and ends. I'm just not sure why emusic needed everything that Sony has ...