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Originally Posted by Paul82  |
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Depends what kind of content you are looking to match, if most of your content is on both is doesn't matter, but if you have a lot of Canadian or US only content I would use that store...
Personally I don't see why there are still regional restrictions on so much media content, in the days of physical media and differing formats between regions they made a little sense (though still not much), online they are asinine but that's just a little pet peeve of mine. If I were a content producer I'd want my stuff to be as widely available as possible to maximize sales... |
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Because quite often the content producer (artist) doesn't have a say in how their content is distributed.
There are record labels and there are record distributors. The performer will sign a contract with a record label. The content that is created (i.e. album) is distributed around the world by various distributors in each country. It wasn't unusual in the days of physical media (vinyl, cassettes, CDs) for an artist to be distributed by one distributor in Canada, a different distributor in the US and another distributor in the UK. Over the years, small or 'indie' labels were created, and many artists created their own labels such as The Beatles (Apple), Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones Records), Frank Sinatra (Reprise), Herb Albert (A & M), Madonna (Maverick), The Beach Boys (Brother Records), and Elton John (Rocket Records) to name just a few.
Even though we have switched to digital distribution, there are still labels and there are still distributors. Apple has to negotiate a deal in each country.
There have been a bunch of consolidations in recent years, and some artists have gone the route of special distributions, usually with a retailer. The Eagles signed an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart for The Long Road Out of Eden.
This 'problem' exists for movies and books as well. Just look at the number of logos that are shown at the beginning of most movies these days. There are studios, production companies, and distributors involved.
If you think it is frustrating now, you should have tried being a record collector in the 70's. The number of 'import' albums with inflated prices was ridiculous, especially when you could often travel to Buffalo to pick up a British or Japanese 'import' for half the price you'd pay in Canada.
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