PressPlay and MusicNet vs. Artists

gilroy writes: "According to a New York Times article (free registration, yadda yadda), despite taking the moral high ground (that they want to see artists compensated, as opposed to all those evil downloaders), the record companies have actually set up pay schedules so as to -- wait for it -- rip off the artists who record the music. Some figure they will earn less than $0.0023 per download -- yes, that's hundredths of a penny. Best quote from the article: 'For many acts, suddenly there appears to be little difference between the illicit file-sharing system and record-label services.' Good to see they're fighting for the artists, n'est-ce pas?"

Comments

Re:Someone has to

[dbc001]

Please refer to my previous post, where I suggest that musicians should have to get real jobs and actually do something productive

-dbc

Re:It's a sad thing..

[javacowboy]

There will be two radically divergent outcomes in the next 5-10 years. Either the RIAA and MPAA succeed in passing the SSSCA, or some freakish sibling, or they will fail and slowly see their business deteriorate. I believe they will both fight tooth and nail to pass some extreme copyright law, with the full support of the Bush Administration. Support from Congress, however, is far from assured.

I urge all Americans on here to vote Democrat in the coming congressional elections, so as to allow the Democrats to retake the House and make life difficult for the Republican Administration. They can't sign a bill that Congress won't pass.