Some Bands Still Refuse Music Downloads

Zelbinian writes "Wired News reports there are a number of artists, ranging from The Beatles to Radiohead, that are still holding out on iTunes. Some feel that per-track downloads hurt the artistic integrity of albums as a whole; for others it's simply a matter of negotiation troubles. From the article: 'Since record companies have realized the popularity of iTunes and other sites, many reworked contracts to give artists less money per download. Andrews said while record companies once offered artists about 30 cents for each song sold, now musicians are earning less than a dime.'"

Comments

Re:Man that's a bad summary

[kamapuaa]

Yeah, of course the record labels are the ones who gave the bands money in the first place, and if the bands thought it wasn't worth giving away their right, nobody forced them to sign such a contract at gunpoint. Microsoft programmers don't own the code to Windows, either.

What is this supposed to mean?

[walnutmon]

The Beatles, who were one of the last bands to embrace CDs, haven't allowed any online service to sell their music. Solo songs from John Lennon, for instance, are not on iTunes but available on MSN Music and other sites.

Nice sentence... Dumbass, basically he just stated... "This band doesn't sell anything online, at all! An example of this is a guy from the band that sells his stuff online."

Re:Missing the point

[pitpe]

But don't you think that makes the complaint of "we aren't making enough from online sales" kind of silly? Maybe that's true because you're denying people what they want.

What's wrong with wanting to both maintain artistic integrity and not be exploited by the record companies?

Re:Right mind

[hackwrench]

Someone with an education that the United States doesn't provide?