Talk:Street Performer Protocol

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I'm not an expert and I might be slightly wrong, but haven't some of the most highly regarded works of art been sold in a way very similar to the SPP in 18th and 19th century? Mozart and Beethoven, among other composers, used subcriptions to premiere concerts and/or first print editions of their works. This meant (unlike in today's meaning of subscription) that a fixed number of people had to sign up and pay some amount before the concert could take place / the printing press started. Right now I don't have a reference handy and can only offer a quote from this (result of a quick google) to clarify what I'm talking about:

these three (piano) concertos K413-415 (...) formed an important milestone in his career, being the first in the series of great concertos that he wrote for Vienna, and the first to be published in a printed edition. Initially, however, he followed the usual practice of making them available in manuscript copies. Mozart advertised for subscribers in January 1783: "These three concertos, which can be performed with full orchestra including wind instruments, or only a quattro, that is with 2 violins, 1 viola and violoncello, will be available at the beginning of April to those who have subscribed for them (beautifully copied, and supervised by the composer himself)." Six months later, Mozart complained that it was taking a long time to secure enough subscribers. This was despite the fact that he had meanwhile scored a great success on two fronts:....

I think this fact merits a mention in the History of the Street Performer Protocol section. regards, High on a tree 23:04, 5 May 2004 (UTC)

or see this example, a record label in the 1930s: ...before manufacturing, they showed title lists in the store and ask clients who were interested to sign an order. Only after a certain amount of signatures (maybe 200), the record was pressed and delivered. (doesn't explain if one had to pay when signing or later, though.) I'll edit the history section some day to include description of such examples, which are important for showing that schemes similar to the spp have worked historically. regards, High on a tree 14:53, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

This historical stuff should definiately be included. It may do it myself in the next few days. matturn 14:20, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

I'll second that. I'm also pro merging the page on Ransom publishing model into this page. Better make one quality article than several hangers. --MortenB 23:51, 1 October 2006 (UTC)