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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. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    0wned

  2. hello and welcome to last week. by prockcore · · Score: 0, Troll

    2003-06-16 17:35:03 How much do the artists really get from mp3 sales? (articles,money) (rejected)

    How foolish of me, I should've waited a few days before submitting.

  3. In soviet russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I"M BASHING U'R HEAD IN WITH A TIRE IRoN!!!
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