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

[JoeChalupa]

I wonder if the price of prescription street drugs had a surge.

[Th'Pusher]

Just a tax on bandwagon fans tbh.

[JoeChalupa]

Heck, if I've wanted to hear Whitney Houston music all I've had to do is turn on the news.

[velik_m]

Do you think they have automated algorithms for this kind of stuff -> if artist X is in frequency in news tickets > Y raise price of his albums by Z?

[TDMVPDPOY]

demand and supply of digital copies, how does that apply? when its only one digital copy with a download button....theres no costs packagin wise....

[coyotes_geek]

Do you think they have automated algorithms for this kind of stuff -> if artist X is in frequency in news tickets > Y raise price of his albums by Z?

Wouldn't be surprised TBH...

[ElNono]

What else can one bring to a totally idiotic thread but a few laughs?

I don't know what's worse, that you think you're funny or that you think you have any authority in dictating what's an idiotic thread.

In either case,

[ElNono]

I wonder if the price of prescription street drugs had a surge.

[scott]

I wonder if the price of prescription street drugs had a surge.

You fail at economics. Prices would have fallen with the decline in demand after Whitney's death.

HAVE I TAUGHT THIS FORUM NOTHING?!?!?!

[TeyshaBlue]

I like cheese.

[mingus]

Sad thing is that was probably the first reaction to her death that they had.

[Goran Dragic]

I wonder if the price of prescription street drugs had a surge.

No tbh. Her death has lowered demand for prescription street drugs, so they price goes down. Simple economics tbh.

[Blake]

Sad thing is that was probably the first reaction to her death that they had.

I'm sure the Whitney Houston estate isn't complaining.

[boutons_deux]

Businesses are in business to make money, not take ethical or moral stands.

If Sony thought they could make more money by <ethical/sympathetic something>, they'd do it.

[Spurminator]

You fail at economics. Prices would have fallen with the decline in demand after Whitney's death.

HAVE I TAUGHT THIS FORUM NOTHING?!?!?!

Unless those drugs are now being purchased en masse as a "tribute" to Whitney.

[greyforest]

HAhahahahahh. This is really funny.

Sony is simply heartbroken over the loss. Corporations are so human! Definitely deserve all the rights of humans since they are so compassionate.

[mercos]

Good business move. Bad PR move if you get caught. Welcome to the digital age Sony.


BTW, people still pay for music?

[DMX7]

I don't have a problem with it.

[MannyIsGod]

You fail at economics. Prices would have fallen with the decline in demand after Whitney's death.

HAVE I TAUGHT THIS FORUM NOTHING?!?!?!

Unless those drugs are now being purchased en masse as a "tribute" to Whitney.

lots of candle light vigils, tbh

[JoeChalupa]

lots of candle light vigils, tbh

Now that is just wrong. But that was the point I was trying to make but apparently failed.

[Spurminator]

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Dan McDermott - Feb 18, 2012 - Public

Dancing on Whitney Houston's grave: Streaming rights pulled after her death to make a "very large amount of money" from DVD sales according to Netflix rep

I was inspired to watch the movie The Bodyguard tonight after watching Kevin Costner's stirring tribute to his former co-star at Whitney Houston's funeral this afternoon.

Unfortunately it isn't available for streaming. This was interesting since it is 20 years old. I checked the comments under the movie post on netflix.com and saw a bunch of complaints saying that it had been available for streaming until her death.

So I called Netflx and the rep confirmed what I suspected:

Netflix rep: "Okay Dan, I just went and talked to my main supervisor as to why the movie had been pulled and the reason it was pulled was the production company pulled the streaming rights from us because all the publicity after Whitney Houston's passing there was an opportunity to make really a very large amount of money on the DVD sales of her movies. So they're going to pull all the streaming les we have of Whitney Houston so they can make more money off the DVD sales of her movies."

[DMC]

I'm waiting on Bobby's memoir "Whitney and Me".

[Agloco]

Other WC 'fun' hits:

"Sterilizing the poor is not eugenics."
"Hitler was a good leader."
"Alternative fuels are not as efficient, just look at those natural gas boiler brochures.'
"From my personal experience, I don't trust black people but I am not a racist."

The last one being my personal favorite.

WC, has your other half made it to AZ yet?

[jack sommerset]

Lucky for me I kepted all my cassettes of the queen of pop. She broke the mold and brought new energy that we have never seen before. Thank you God.

God bless Whitney

[Wild Cobra]

The last one being my personal favorite.

It's not an accurate quote. It is effectively a lie, like most of Fuzzy's .

WC, has your other half made it to AZ yet?

Next month. Going to miss her.