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Dotshop.se is dead.... we are all dying. Finally something different from the usual hypocrit speech about illegal file sharing stupidly maintained by too many independant / DIY labels and artists.
Dotshop to close down
It is with sadness that we today must inform you that we are closing
down our operation. The sales have dropped radically due to all the
illegal file sharing going on, and we can no longer survive.
We have learned many things and we are proud and happy to have been
able to represent so many great labels and artists, and we would like
to thank each and everyone of you for a good collaboration and for the
good music you have released. We wish you the very best of luck and
fortune in the future.
We sincerely hope that all artists and musicians around the world start
to speak up and fight for their professions and careers, or else we are
afraid it's all gloom and doom from here. Unless you find a way how to
monetize chaos.
This whole scene we are witnessing is a circus where pirates have
hi-jacked concepts that are too important to be misused the way they
are: democracy, freedom, bright future. These entities, it seems, are
beyond their grasp and comprehension, as they truly have absolutely
nothing to do with piracy.
File sharing without the permission of the owner of the copyright is a
real killer. It is killing us. And it is killing the labels we work
with. It is a fight for our livelihoods, and for free culture. Because
without a strong copyright law we risk to be caught in a patronage and
sponsoring web (and that is a kick-back by 200 yrs). We need copyright
laws. And we need people who respect the law and pays the author.
We wish that everyone had the same respect for the creator as the many
customers of Dotshop. And to all of you, our loyal music loving
customers from all over the world - we thank thee graciously for your
support, love and intelligence. Thank you!
You will all have a final op to purchase great music. Starting in May
we shall have a BIG SALES CAMPAIGN to empty our shelves. This campaign
will go on until we have cleared the shelves or till the end of August,
whichever occurs first.
Anders Bersten, on behalf of team Dot.
7:30 PM
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