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Originally Posted by author  I think the majors are asking for trouble if they don't think of TuneCore as a threat. |
Why?
Tunecore is just an internet middle man that brokers hand shake deals between a seller of their music and various internet distibutors. That's it.
The majors are setting up their own distribution channels. They want to be the next major music store, but not in a physical sense. By adding Tunecore as a middle man it will just be a resource to acquire talent(people selling music). If anyone has to watch out its Itunes and Amazon. When the labels start swinging their cocks and muscle around, promising potential customers promotion avenues that they've established for now over 35 years(plus their new VEVO music video website) their is no way that Itunes or Amazon will be able to compete(even though they have a bigger client base obviously). What you will see in the coming future though is an increase or decrease in single sales. Either people will have to charge more to make more because the labels will want a bigger cut or they will make more because Itunes, Amazon and whatever the labels come up with will be in a bidding war(like the digital book industry).