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pirates help touring acts

if an artist tours and does a lot of live performances, then file sharing is a great way for them to market their music so people will pay a fortune to see them live. but artists who don't tour, or perform on TV shows (for the marketing exposure) do suffer from file sharing, since pay to play fees are the lions share of their income potential.

Mike Lee
@sbcglobal.net

Mike Lee

Anon

I totally agree. And I kind of wonder, what if digital song files became promotional vehicles, instead of being seen as revenue generating products?

Meaning, artists (who tour a lot) encourage the free distribution of their digital songs? Couldn't that perhaps gain them a larger audience, thus filling their performances more?

Other ways to potentially make money could be: merchandise, ringtones, commercial licensing, and corporate sponsorships, though only the most popular bands would be able to do that profitably.