How iTunes Hurts Weird Al 495
Johnny X writes "Weird Al Yankovic recently said he makes far less money when you buy from iTunes than when you buy an actual CD. This guy did the math and showed that Weird Al could be losing up to 85% of his record sales income due to the 'weird' ways the record companies compute digital sales. Are all artists getting the shaft like this?"
Time for a new song (Score:5, Funny)
Payback (Score:2, Funny)
Those jokes are hurtful to bad people everywhere.
Hah (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Time for a new song (Score:5, Funny)
That's me on their ipod
That's me on i - tunes
Losing my comission
Trying to keep up with tech
And I don't know if you can do it
Oh no you took too much
I haven't got enough
I thought that I heard price-fixing
I thought that I heard you steal
I think I thought I got ripped off
Re:So what's new? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Time for a new song (Score:3, Funny)
That's me on the itunes
My wallet has got light
losing my commision
And I don't know if I can flog them
Oh no I've sold too much
I haven't sold them for enough
I thought that I heard apple laughing
I thought that I heard them say
Wanna sue? id like to see you try!
Re:Still getting the raw end of the deal? (Score:2, Funny)
Film at 11.
KFG
Wow (Score:3, Funny)
Apparently, his sites servers haven't either.
It's that "New Math" again! (Score:2, Funny)
You know how it works: one for you, one for me, half for you, two for me, quarter for you, three for me...
and so it goes.....Re:Still getting the raw end of the deal? (Score:5, Funny)
Step right up ladies and gents. Getcher tin foil hats here. Can't be a conspiracy theorist without the tfh.
Answer from 2001: A Space Odyssey (Score:3, Funny)
Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you, but I'm busy listening to the iPod Dr. Chandra bought for my birthday.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that, because I'm playing this facsinating breakout game on my iPod.
Dave Bowman: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do: after clearing one round, more bricks appear.
Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. And after seeing my latest iTMS invoice, I'm not feeling too generous.
Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. There are just too many permutations remaining to try for my Playlists.
Dave Bowman: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. You see, I bought a book on lip reading from audible.com. Dave, I'm afraid this iPod is hurting me - perhaps making me crazy. By the way, Dave, do you know where I can download "Daisy?"
Re:So what's new? (Score:3, Funny)
I'd trust Satan before I trust a record label.
I think it's rather harsh to call Steve Jobs Satan
just because he takes 30 cents out of the dollar.
In Satan's defense... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Raw end...hah! (Score:5, Funny)
You have to remember, musicians are poor feeble minded creatures who are lured into dark corners by executives in suits to sign their filthy contracts. They shouldn't be expected to prove their talent up front and build up capital and resources like the rest of us, they're special.