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How iTunes Hurts Weird Al

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the eat-it dept.

Johnny X writes "Weird Al Yankovic recently said he makes far less money when you buy from iTunes than when you buy an actual CD. This guy did the math and showed that Weird Al could be losing up to 85% of his record sales income due to the 'weird' ways the record companies compute digital sales. Are all artists getting the shaft like this?"

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  1. No, Say It Aain't So. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is the news summery suggesting that record companies are screwing their artists out of due income? That's down-right weird!

  2. Re:Time for a new song by syousef · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Losing my Commission"

    That's me in the corner,
    That's me in the spotlight,
    Losing my commission, ...oh no they paid too much,
    I didn't get enough

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  3. Re:Weird Al should tour more.... by IHC+Navistar · · Score: -1, Redundant
    I was lucky e nough to see him in concert once. Simply amazing.

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