drakus
join:2002-07-12
Valparaiso, IN | RIAA in inerest of its companies NOT!!! RIAA is more interested in making all their money instead of the companies they represent!!! Think about it. The Artist/Group only gets approximatly 5-7% of all monies earned from the sales and concerts. The artist/group is doing all the work and getting nothing in return. They should also be getting more like 75% of net profits, not 5-7%. These companies do not care about them, they just want their money!!! |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC | They also get 0% of the money from these lawsuits. |
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One other notable item needs to be corrected on behalf of all artist's.
The artist's need to stop touring in support of cd sales,to put it another way the cd release needs to support the touring artist.
If the artist/group only realize 5-7% income from sales of musical content,Thatsa lot of work for practically nothing.The artist/groups should start selling their live concert shows directly to the public.Then take 5-7% of that new revenue income, donate it to charity or a good cause and expose the true nature of the beast (RIAA) for what it is.
Besides, downloading songs from your favorite group has no effect on artist's, as they receive a cash advance from its label,However the label is the one responsible for raking the artist's over hot coals for every last dime they extort from the artist's cash advance.It's not the fans screwing over artist's but the artist's own label, that's screwing em at both ends.The labels have contracts allowing them to do so..legally.
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BVT
join:2004-10-25
Mount Juliet, TN | That is not true of all artists as some get bonuses based on sales. |
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Not exactly accurate. The artist may be writing/performing the music, but there is much more to the making of an album, including recording, mixing, CD production+shipping, advertisements, contracts with various distributors, etc.
Any artist willing to do all of this themselves can certainly try to both be musicians and businessmen, but the reality of the situation is that there is alot of work done OUTSIDE of the actualy music making that requires many man-hours and resources. |
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 JigsawStardust We ArePremium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH | said by spiralspirit:Not exactly accurate. The artist may be writing/performing the music, but there is much more to the making of an album, including recording, mixing, CD production+shipping, advertisements, contracts with various distributors, etc. Any artist willing to do all of this themselves can certainly try to both be musicians and businessmen, but the reality of the situation is that there is alot of work done OUTSIDE of the actualy music making that requires many man-hours and resources. Well these guys been doing it for Some time Alone and from what im seeing better off.
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| ya except I have no idea who they are, whereas I cant turn on the radio for 10 minutes without an avril levigne song coming on. No competition. |
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JigsawStardust We ArePremium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH | said by spiralspirit:ya except I have no idea who they are, whereas I cant turn on the radio for 10 minutes without an avril levigne song coming on. No competition. Well lest for me i really don't even bother with the radio anymore Honestly to me there is nothing but crap on it anymore when i do turn it on.I really don't gage a band by if there on the radio because the real bands you will never hear of and there a hell of alot better than the stuff they have on the radio IMHO.
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