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# Glenn Peoples: The Freemium Debate
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/glenn-peoples-the-freemium-debate/
- Published: 2010-07-09T09:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-09T09:07:00.000Z
- Description: In response to an article in the Guardian on Clay Shirky and his opinion on news paywalls, Glenn Peoples over at Billboard has written a great summary of how the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/glenn-peoples-the-freemium-debate.html]
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In response to an article in the [Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/05/clay-shirky-internet-television-newspapers?ref=hypebot.com) on **Clay Shirky** and his opinion on news paywalls, **Glenn Peoples** over at [Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3ifb9f290da772a7b47e77162c30e892fe?ref=hypebot.com) has written a great summary of how the music industy's digital dilemma relates to that of the newspaper industry's. As well, he frames the discussion around **the freemium debate**: 

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> **[![image from home.scarlet.be](https://a3.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f2278773970b-250wi "image from home.scarlet.be")](http://home.scarlet.be/catalin.gelu/free.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)** 
> "One of the **big questions** in digital music today is whether or not free, ad-supported versions of services should exist alongside paid, ad-free versions. In a **freemium model**, free users will outnumber paid users. That makes some people uncomfortable, and the freemium model is **under attack** as a result. **On the other hand**, a freemium model may result in greater sharing of music. Without a freemium model, **far less sharing** will take place if the discussion is limited only to paying users." - **Glenn Peoples**