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Recording Deals In The Digital Age

Posted by timothy on from the deal-me-this dept.

cascadefx writes "There is a really interesting panel wrap-up over at the National Association of Recording Industry Professionals's website. The Incredible Shrinking Profit Margin panel discussion looks like it included some interesting discussion into the deals that are made with performers now that the rules have changed. These notes offer interesting (perhaps hopeful) business predictions about Britney Spears' career as well as answering the (new)-age-old question about just how much an artist makes off of an iTunes download. Check it out."

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  1. Since it's slashdotted... by notyou2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Obligatory google cache.

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  2. Another interesting resource... by Sheetrock · · Score: 5, Informative
    I happened across Frontline: the way the music died the other night (PBS program watchable online in low or high bandwidth.)

    Good stuff -- they interview record execs and former/current/hopeful musicians and explain the sorts of problems the industry is facing. While people stealing music online is a factor, lesser-known factors are also discussed including the fact that sales figures may be sinking because people are finished replacing their record collections with CDs.

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  3. Re:Buying music online = ripping off support staff by bhny · · Score: 4, Informative

    dancers, clip directors, sound techs have never got any money from music sales.