OpenMusicMedia #6 – Access vs Ownership
We’re very pleased to have Spotify speak at our next OpenMusicMedia meet which happens on the 10th March, as always at the William IV in East London.
Spotify is a streaming music service that gives listeners free and legal access to millions of tracks via their desktop client. It’s a service that has proved popular amongst early adopters and is already changing the way that many people access music.
So what is Spotify’s business model? Will it succeed? Can access be funded by advertising? Are there times when ownership is important? What are main benefits off the access model? And what are the implications for the music industry? These are some of the questions that we will be talking about, as always in a open context without hidden agendas.
You can find more information here and make sure you come down early as we are expecting it to be very busy.
Please RSVP on Facebook.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
William IV
7 Shepherdess Walk
London, N1 7QE
Tags: london, music, music industry, networking, openmusicmedia, spotify, streaming music, subscriptions
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
I hope Spotify sticks around. But last I checked the majors don’t have a great track record for embracing new technology.