People are paying for songs on the iTunes Music Store because they think it's a good way to support musicians. But by giving musicians just a few cents from each sale, iTunes destroys a huge opportunity. Instead of creating a system that gets virtually all of fans' money directly to artists-- finally possible with the internet-- iTunes takes a big step backwards. Apple calls iTunes "revolutionary" but really they're just letting record companies force the same exploitive and unfair business model onto a new medium.
If you build a shiny new house on a landfill it still stinks Apple says iTunes is "better than free" because it's "fair to artists and record companies." That's simply not true. First of all, Apple gets 3 times as much money as musicians from each sale. Apple takes a 35% cut from every song and every album sold, a huge amount considering how little they have to do. Record labels receive the other 65% of each sale. Of this, major label artists will end up with only 8 to 14 cents per song, depending on their contract. Many of them will never even see this paltry share because they have to pay for producers and record label "costs", both of which can be enormous. Until the musician "recoups" these costs, when you buy an iTunes song, the label gives them nothing
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Another Way to stay off the RIAA radar
2003-10-19 10:33:56
anonymous2
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until the model changes between the artists and the labels. perhaps (and i hope) to the point where the relationship between the artist and the fan becomes more "one to one" resulting in the artist getting MOST of the money we are stick with the system we have...
Please answer me this question,
Which method of song downloads does the artist receive more money, Kazaa or itunes...
so until then please stop trying to sooth your moral soul by saying that "you are only stealing since the artists are getting screwed so bad by the RIAA"
Please answer me this question,
Which method of song downloads does the artist receive more money, Kazaa or itunes...
so until then please stop trying to sooth your moral soul by saying that "you are only stealing since the artists are getting screwed so bad by the RIAA"
STOP STEALING!