Bronfasaurus
Class: Carnivore
Preferred Food Group: Value
Habitat: Warner Music HQ, 75 Rock, NY, NY
While music continues to migrate towards its natural equilibrium price of $0.00, industry dinosaurs (excuse me, veterans) like Edgar Bronfman, Jr. keep coming up with new reasons why record labels should still exist while providing little to no utility for musicians, songwriters, and ultimately the consumer. I think Bronfasauras' brain works inversely to everyone else's, because any idea he pitches not only seems to defy all logic, but assumes consumers' preferences to be exactly the opposite of what they clearly are. Take, for instance, his most recent proposition--co-pitched with the ever-popular Jim Griffin--of placing a tax surcharge on monthly subscription-based services to gain access to unlimited music. "People love taxes, right? This is a knock-out, they'll love it! Jim, draft up a proposal, call it 'IRS meets DRM.'" If he wasn't the heir to the Seagram's fortune I'd be worried about his future.
Eat up Bronf, you're about to be knocked down a few notches on the food chain.
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