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I don't think it's quite that sinister, though your portrayal of the music industry is considerably sexier than mine.

I won't even ask what you mean by "she loves loves loves her ding dongs." (Lest any guys get misplaced notions about Hilary, read this.) I mean, I like ding dongs as much as the next guy, but....

I've heard figures for the artist's cut ranging form 50 to $2. I don't know what's accurate, but assume it depends a lot on how much leverage the act has -- there's a difference between Bruce Springsteen and WeEatToads but their CD's are both expensive. (Springsteen may be cheaper because of volume.) (And I'm not starting a f*cking debate about musical tastes!) Must be nice to be a solo artist rather than have to split the coins with other band members.

As for markup, we rarely think about it as we happily pay for it. Next time you see a box of Wheaties, ask yourself how much the wheat cost. Probably less than a raw CD. Now look at that pretty and informative 4-color box it comes in. Which costs more? Then look around at the supermarket. How much does it cost to run? A lot. What does this have to do with the price of wheat? Nothing, but it has a heck of a lot to do with the price of Wheaties.

Not that I am personally interested, she isn't my type. ;)

Even if she was your type, I don't think she'd be interested in you. Look here. The person that she is married to, if she is in fact married, is missing something that most of us Slashdot readers have. (I won't go any further than that. I'm assuming most here are males and have not had some kind of freakish accidents).

Let's answer your *second* question...

No

My thing is, what in GOD'S NAME where you doing on the Lesbian News page?

more rosen info here

I vote for "dum-cuh". It rhymes with "dumb c*nt" which adequately describes Hilary Rosen...

#include "disclaim.h"
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