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Record Labels Looking for a Cut of Tour Revenues
Anonymous Coward writes "As many a Slashdotter has pointed out, musicians make their money not from selling records but from going on tour. Now record labels are trying to get a piece of the action. 'Now the music labels, hungry for revenue from any source, are mulling over whether to make a grab for a piece of the tour biz. One company already has: In October EMI Recorded Music signed a deal with Brit singer Robbie Williams that gives the label a cut of the pop star's merchandise, publishing, touring revenue and sponsorship.'"
...major corporations want more money.
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If pirates had just bought the damn CDs instead of illegally downloading them, the record companies wouldn't have to do this. You caused this.
....the record labels are now requiring musicians to give up their first born in order to breed a new race of pop stars.
-Valiss
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This is great news. Snot nosed little musicians owe all of their success to the selfless sacrifices made by the RIAA. All rock stars do is get drug habits, destroy hotel rooms, and go on "Behind the Music" after their careers are finished.
Seriously though, wtf? i could sort of understand in the same way that I understand that evil mad scientists want to destroy the world sort of way, if there was any actual money in the process.
All this is going to do is lead to pirated concerts. Bands will be kidnapped and forced to perform for free by angry fans.
On Wall Street they say "buy low, sell high" On the pad we say, "buy high, sell high" Isn't that somehow better?
How about we just count the entire music industry a "loss"? Would everyone please just STOP LISTENING TO MUSIC?
This would solve all our problems. No RIAA, no lables, no artists, NO MUSIC!
Then Slashdot would be free of all this "Evil RIAA" mumbo jumbo and we can get on to discussing IMPORTANT things, such as the up and comming, breathtaking new release of awk !
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That money rightfully belongs to TicketMaster.
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Oh come on, if Radiohead weren't whining they lose they key demographic.
Goblin
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