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How Labels And Artists Divvy Up Your Dollar Online

Posted by timothy on from the heads-i-win-tails-you-guessed-it dept.

Subliminal Fusion writes "Business 2.0 has an article that breaks down where that $1 goes when you buy a song from iTunes or other online music services. Key figures: the site takes .40, the labels take .30 and the artists get a measly 12 cents for each download."

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  1. Thats way less then the artists get from Kazaa. by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is why I only use Kazaa to get my music. That way I know the artist is getting 100% of the 0.00$ I spend.

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    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
    1. Re:Thats way less then the artists get from Kazaa. by squidinkcalligraphy · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's a win-win situation: Artist gets 100%, Record company gets 100% (of your $0.00).

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      "I think it would be a good idea" Gandhi, on Western Civilisation
  2. That seems fair... by IronTek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Afterall, the labels need all of that money to keeping buying the bullets they constantly (and consistently) shoot themselves in the foot with.

    It adds up!

  3. Re:Interesting math... by Feztaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    CowboyNeal gets the other 18 cents.

  4. packaging costs!?!?! by the-build-chicken · · Score: 2, Funny

    BMG, Universal, and Warner have announced plans to do away with such deductions for digital downloads.

    awwwww, that's so thoughtful of them...kinda like a yacht salesman saying to you..."and just for you, I won't charge you for the tired"....wha tha?

  5. Re:Interesting math... by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 3, Funny

    well, using crazy RIAA math, you must subtract the negative dollars they never earned due to piracy. so, the equation is 40+30+12--18=$1

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  6. Re:Interesting math... by iate138 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ha. hahahahaha...not only am i too late, i did the math wrong too... *slams head into desk*

  7. I'd be pissed by 00Monkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm a rapper and if I made it big, 12 cents wouldn't be enough...that's for damn sure.

    1. Re:I'd be pissed by groundpig · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm a rapper and if I made it big, 12 cents wouldn't be enough...that's for damn sure.

      If you're a rapper and you're reading slashdot at 11:30PM on a Saturday, chances are you don't have to worry about making it big.

  8. Business 2.0 by ejaw5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    is this Business 2.0 "Full Speed" or "High Speed"?

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    1. Re:Business 2.0 by blowhole · · Score: 2, Funny

      I asked my boss what kind of Business he was running. He said something about Firewire and made me clean out my desk.

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  9. Consumers should decide! by dekashizl · · Score: 5, Funny
    I think that instead of a flat $1 per song, you should be able to have a payment form like a restaurant bill with a flexible tip, like:
    $[1.00] Song
    $[0.05] Service Bonus
    $[0.20] Artist Bonus
    $[0.00] Label Bonus
    ===
    $ 1.25 Total

    Thank you for using iTunes and have a nice day!
  10. Some Perspective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny


    I don't get anywhere near 12% of what my employer is raking in for all the software that I write.

    If I did, I would see about hiring an assistant.

  11. 1 = 2? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    x = 1
    y = 1

    x = y
    x^2 = xy
    x^2 - y^2 = xy - y^2
    (x + y)(x - y) = y(x - y)
    x + y = y
    2 = 1

    Woops! Maybe you should just relax a bit.

    Now, if you want to get really picky.....some branches of mathemathics do not consider the statement 1 = 2 to be the same as 2 = 1. Just because you live in a world limited by "Principia Mathematica" does not mean that we all do.

    Eh, maybe I should relax a bit too...

  12. Re:I've always thought... by T40+Dude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lars ? Is it you ?

  13. Re:I've always thought... by GnarlyNome · · Score: 2, Funny

    Espc. if you play Banjo

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