Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| reply to Goober
Re: Increase in Alternatives
I wish there was a system to pay the artists directly bypassing the labels. I'd be all for paying the artists & not pirate music as long as the money went SOLELY to the artist. Until that happens, I will be "stealing" music from the newsgroups. The labels & RIAA raped me for years in the late 80's & 90's with their price fixing (which they were convicted for) and I'm justifying my theft as getting even for paying 18 bucks a CD 10 years ago. I have over 300 CD's I've bought so I've got a ways to catch up. Eye for an eye. |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
Premium
join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL
| said by Cod  :I wish there was a system to pay the artists directly bypassing the labels. I second that. The RIAA deserves not a single penny! Hope there are more alternatives like this one. |
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a1808991020
join:2004-11-15
| reply to Cod
how do you figure the label shouldn't get any money, there the ones taking all the risk its there money making the albums and promoting them. they are entitled to a return on there investment. and considering they are the ones taking all the risk they are entitled to the majority of the profits |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
Premium
join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL
| said by a1808991020 :how do you figure the label shouldn't get any money, there the ones taking all the risk its there money making the albums and promoting them. they are entitled to a return on there investment. and considering they are the ones taking all the risk they are entitled to the majority of the profits So...do you think it is fair that an artist selling gold and platinum sales gets about 2 to 4% of the profit while the label gets 40 to 70%?
Whilst the labels are putting the face and investment to promote the artist, they do not pay them well for it. It is to assume that the album will get the promotion and exposure to get the artists gigs. And that there is another issue as the artist will be going through a promoter that will charge him another percentage of the total ticket sales. And even that depends on the relationship he has with the "middlemen".
Do the numbers....the multinationals are sucking the artists dry.
Indies are fairing better. That is why RIAA places the blame on their slump in sales to P2P when in fact their product realls sucks and the indies are capitalizing on that hole. |
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Anon15
@rr.com | reply to a1808991020
The risks the RIAA take is in pushing off the "Ashlee Simpsons" of the world, as legitimate artists, and expecting us to pay $15-$20 for a CD of this crap.
When you are selling "TRUE" talent, there is NO risk! |
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batmanst
join:2003-12-23
Beverly Hills, CA
| reply to Slidetbone
said by Slidetbone : said by Cod :I wish there was a system to pay the artists directly bypassing the labels. I second that. The RIAA deserves not a single penny! Hope there are more alternatives like this one. air is free, breathe all you like  |
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