| reply to Fountainhead
Re: A critical look at copyright Artists NEVER make more than the advance. The companies ensure this. Also all production expenses are subtracted from the advance. To argue the system is in anyway fair is an argument you lost before you started. If you want to argue they signed unfair contracts willingly then you are free to argue that point. Keep in mind others will argue that they didn't have a choice on the terms and that many of the clauses in the contracts would be considered illegal in most states.
If the record companies were looking after the artists interests the artists wouldn't be suing the labels to get part of the $$$ received from electronic sales as the record companies have argued in court the artists aren't entitled to revenues from digital sales. |
