Sony Raises Price of Whitney Houston's Music 30 Minutes After Death

[JohnnyHopkins]

Although she had a great voice. I did not care to hear it when she was on top of the charts and I don't care to hear it now just because she died.

This. I did not go on a Michael Jackson spree when he passed away either. I appreciate the people that have an emotional attachment to musicians and actors, but I have very seldom if ever been able to get on that boat.

Good Music = $ from my wallet and the end of the relationship from my perspective. No revisits for an untimely passing.

Sad that she died, but Joe no emo.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Music industry says......piracy bad!!
Music industry says......capitalizing on our artists death...GOOD!

The difference here is ownership. Not that hard to figure out.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Ever heard of iTunes?

 

[pjtoadie]

I hate when people post it period.

What do people expect, that we know the name of every last person who has died an honorable way?

Somewhere in the world right now theres a half-clothed child with a distended stomach starving and on the brink of death.

It's unfortunate but should we just refuse to morn those who we adore (right or wrong or for whatever reason) because there are greater travesties in the world at the present time?

I'm not even a big fan of Whitney's to be honest but I'm also not so self-righteous that I feel the need to tell someone else how to feel because they are UNAWARE of the passing of other people whom they had no attachment to.

I've seen other pictures with similar captions of starving children. It's sad to see but how about instead of cutting someone down in an attempt to gain some sort of attention we acknowledge the situation for what it is and if we feel so inclined, try to provide a little support.

Or, how about instead of trying to cut someone down to gain sympathy we honor the man for the service he provided and be thankful he was willing to provide it.

I'd be pretty insulted and embarrassed if I were a family member of that soldier and someone used my deceased loved one to "paint a picture of humanity".

I sure as hell hope that someone who cared for him didn't make that or post it.

 

[trickblue]

It is called supply and demand. Demand goes up, price goes up. What's the major malfunction with that?

I got no problem with what Sony did.

You hit the nail on the head... it may not be ethical, but it happens every day. Try getting a hotel room when people are fleeing natural disasters. The little town I used to live in went up from $59 to $159 during one hurricane... same with gas. About the only industry that can't do this is the utility industry.

btw... Houston's music is worth what people are willing to spend on it. Apparently it's worth about $13 to hundreds of thousands of fans...

 

[Faerluna]

I hate when people post it period.

What do people expect, that we know the name of every last person who has died an honorable way?

Somewhere in the world right now theres a half-clothed child with a distended stomach starving and on the brink of death.

It's unfortunate but should we just refuse to morn those who we adore (right or wrong or for whatever reason) because there are greater travesties in the world at the present time?

I'm not even a big fan of Whitney's to be honest but I'm also not so self-righteous that I feel the need to tell someone else how to feel because they are UNAWARE of the passing of other people whom they had no attachment to.

I've seen other pictures with similar captions of starving children. It's sad to see but how about instead of cutting someone down in an attempt to gain some sort of attention we acknowledge the situation for what it is and if we feel so inclined, try to provide a little support.

Or, how about instead of trying to cut someone down to gain sympathy we honor the man for the service he provided and be thankful he was willing to provide it.

I'd be pretty insulted and embarrassed if I were a family member of that soldier and someone used my deceased loved one to "paint a picture of humanity".

I sure as hell hope that someone who cared for him didn't make that or post it.

It's like you're in my head, thinking my thoughts!

 

[YosemiteSam]

It is called supply and demand. Demand goes up, price goes up. What's the major malfunction with that?

I got no problem with what Sony did.

You hit the nail on the head... it may not be ethical, but it happens every day. Try getting a hotel room when people are fleeing natural disasters. The little town I used to live in went up from $59 to $159 during one hurricane... same with gas. About the only industry that can't do this is the utility industry.

btw... Houston's music is worth what people are willing to spend on it. Apparently it's worth about $13 to hundreds of thousands of fans...

Digital music has an unlimited supply as you both well know. Since both supply and demand are tied to each other in the "supply and demand" economic model. That model cannot be applied here.

It was straight up classless and of extremely low character. It's equivalent to price gouging which is illegal in this country.

 

[Faerluna]

Sony: Whoops! Our bad!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...rry-for-Whitney-Houston-music-price-hike.html

 

[bbgun]

It is called supply and demand. Demand goes up, price goes up. What's the major malfunction with that?

I got no problem with what Sony did.

We're talking about digital files here. It's not like they're sitting in a finite number of vinyl records which will eventually run out. On the contrary, they can replicate the digital files 'til the end of time. Yes, demand is there, but the "supply" is endless.

 

[trickblue]

Digital music has an unlimited supply as you both well know. Since both supply and demand are tied to each other in the "supply and demand" economic model. That model cannot be applied here.

It was straight up classless and of extremely low character. It's equivalent to price gouging which is illegal in this country.

Sure it can... the reason being is that the death of Houston creates demand for her music, the exclusive (legal) supplier, Sony capitalized on that demand. Supply doesn't always present itself in physical numbers. Sometimes it's the "I'll sell it to you for the right price" type of supply. The difference here is that downloading her music was not a priority of survival but rather a luxury. As I said, anything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Not saying it is morally right, but it happens...

Price gouging would normally be associated with natural disasters, and is. The ability to obtain goods, food, water, shelter, clothing, and medicine needed to survive in no way includes downloading Miss Houston's music.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Sony: Whoops! Our bad!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...rry-for-Whitney-Houston-music-price-hike.html

And so they caved.
Idiots.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

i hate when people post these kinds of things. i think its an insult to assume that the seals or anyone in the military risks their lives to protect us for the sake of fame and attention.

Fame and attention is one thing; remembrance is another.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

You hit the nail on the head... it may not be ethical, but it happens every day. Try getting a hotel room when people are fleeing natural disasters. The little town I used to live in went up from $59 to $159 during one hurricane... same with gas. About the only industry that can't do this is the utility industry.

btw... Houston's music is worth what people are willing to spend on it. Apparently it's worth about $13 to hundreds of thousands of fans...

Gas hikes went up to 3.50 and up when Katrina happened. The oil companies made so much, they never stopped charging us.

 

[vta]

Kind of like roses on Valentines Day.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Stay classy Sony.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Stay classy Sony.

Haha, I miss seeing (well, at least your COF player) you on my xbox bro. Maybe I'll hook it up soon.

 

[Rynie]

Every Sony product I've ever owned in my life has quit working. I boycotted Sony a LONG time ago. That's just messed up.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Digital music has an unlimited supply as you both well know. Since both supply and demand are tied to each other in the "supply and demand" economic model. That model cannot be applied here.

It was straight up classless and of extremely low character. It's equivalent to price gouging which is illegal in this country.

The supply and demand model applies to everything! Nothing is exempt. The supply was the same before and after her death. Therefore supply was constant. Demand changed. Same supply + increased demand = higher price.

"...classless and of extremely low character" describes Whitney Houston to a T from what I've heard.

We're talking about digital files here. It's not like they're sitting in a finite number of vinyl records which will eventually run out. On the contrary, they can replicate the digital files 'til the end of time. Yes, demand is there, but the "supply" is endless.

Supply in this case is a digital file (a bunch of ones and zeros, but still an entity) stored somewhere and shipped somewhere. The shipping of the digital file is part of the supply process. And the supplier has the ability to "limit" supply if they so choose by limiting the downloads to a certain number of electronic sales. That they could do it is important. Not that they don't or would be stupid to limit it.

 

[theogt]

It's not what it says but that doesn't make those things anymore ridiculous. There's one circling facebook that compares her death to wrong children in Africa. I'm sure plenty of people have "liked" it and then "liked" a funny cat video right after.

But the cat was sitting in a box!!!! A box!!!! So cute.

 

[bbgun]

Supply in this case is a digital file (a bunch of ones and zeros, but still an entity) stored somewhere and shipped somewhere. The shipping of the digital file is part of the supply process. And the supplier has the ability to "limit" supply if they so choose by limiting the downloads to a certain number of electronic sales. That they could do it is important. Not that they don't or would be stupid to limit it.

Supply was limitless, so there was no good reason to arbitrarily raise prices other than naked greed. Due to increased interest in her music following her death, Sony would have made a ****load of money even if they had kept prices the same, but like vultures, they exploited her fans for every last penny.