tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post3114727775555439971..comments2024-03-22T03:28:24.897-04:00Comments on Recording Industry vs The People: Good article on Ars Technica about Indie Bands selling their music directraybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-32728158287188152682008-08-20T17:37:00.000-04:002008-08-20T17:37:00.000-04:00Wildly of topic but couldn't find anywhere more su...Wildly of topic but couldn't find anywhere more suitable and didn't want to waste Rays time reading an email.<BR/><BR/>Some thoughts from Weird Al Yankovic on music piracy<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-grdpKVqg<BR/><BR/>Safe for Work etc etc etc.<BR/><BR/>In case you wondered you can download the song, for free, from his myspace page :)<BR/><BR/>Enjoy.<BR/><BR/>dbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-16883736808050517342008-08-19T14:01:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:01:00.000-04:00After reading your referenced article on how littl...After reading your referenced article on how little royalty money (if any) an artist is paid on a recording contract that sells a quite respectable 500,000 albums, I'm surprised any recording artist/group at all is defending the recording industry.<BR/><BR/>It certainly puts the lie to the argument that the RIAA is suing home filesharers (who aren't making any money off of filesharing) "for the good of the Artists."<BR/><BR/>The "New Technology" deduction was especially galling. Seems to me this is what the screenwriters gave up the first time around on DVD sales as well, hence the screenwriter's strike this winter and spring to try and get some of it back.<BR/><BR/>{The Common Man Speaking}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-60762266611740917822008-08-19T11:01:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:01:00.000-04:00Screwmaster said:the record labels would have musi...Screwmaster said:<BR/><BR/><I>the record labels would have musicians believe that their services are required to make a good living. Now, perhaps that was true, once upon a time, but it's not anymore.</I><BR/><BR/>And that thought scares the recording industry to death!<BR/><BR/>XxXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-77081686139922801162008-08-18T23:27:00.000-04:002008-08-18T23:27:00.000-04:00From distribution to promotion to actually making ...<I>From distribution to promotion to actually making money, indie bands are doing more than just getting by without the major labels—they're actually thriving.</I><BR/><BR/>And why not? There's plenty of money in music: the record labels would have musicians believe that their services are <I>required</I> to make a good living. Now, perhaps that was true, once upon a time, but it's not anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com