Comment RIAA : who is it that's being ripped off? (Score 1) 392
Just a thought...For 1 CD an artist gets maybe $1 to 3 bucks? It's just a wild guess, but those are generally the figures I've heard they get. Now add the costs for the CD/case/cover-booklet, promotional costs, distribution etc. I just wonder how that sums up to a total of the $20 bucks we get to pay for CDs here in NL.
It's still the same old song, one big muppet show... over and over again and I'm not breaking the news here when I say that the RIAA fights not for the cause of the artist/music, but for the record companies wallet. As long that that doesn't change, nothing will change. Artists will get screwed over and over and so will we each time we buy a CD.
Don't get me wrong - I do buy CDs... but only after I've listened to them online and know that I like to hear what's on them. The purchase I then make is only out of respect towards the artist... nothing less, nothing more.
Napster, Kazzaa/Morpheus, Mx, Audiogalaxy... how long will it take before RIAA gets the message that they should spend their money NOT on lawsuits, but on research on how to provide in a more quick, more flexible and cheaper distribution of music.
Anyway - time to wake up for me as well.
the-lamb
ps. read this article quite good.
It's still the same old song, one big muppet show... over and over again and I'm not breaking the news here when I say that the RIAA fights not for the cause of the artist/music, but for the record companies wallet. As long that that doesn't change, nothing will change. Artists will get screwed over and over and so will we each time we buy a CD.
Don't get me wrong - I do buy CDs... but only after I've listened to them online and know that I like to hear what's on them. The purchase I then make is only out of respect towards the artist... nothing less, nothing more.
Napster, Kazzaa/Morpheus, Mx, Audiogalaxy... how long will it take before RIAA gets the message that they should spend their money NOT on lawsuits, but on research on how to provide in a more quick, more flexible and cheaper distribution of music.
Anyway - time to wake up for me as well.
the-lamb
ps. read this article quite good.
