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Some Bands Still Refuse Music Downloads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the equal-opportunity-shaft dept.

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.'"

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  1. Ohh the irony by iced_773 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Beatles? On iTunes? What happened to Apple v. Apple?

    1. Re:Ohh the irony by Draconix · · Score: 5, Funny

      Apple won.

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    2. Re:Ohh the irony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      That is hilarious that 2 out of 3 of the mod points given to your post were for "informative".

  2. Of Course! by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Funny
    '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.'
    Well, obviously when the record companies underestimated demand they also underestimated the rates of breakage and returns, so of course they would have to modify the artists' cut in order to better compensate the record companies for those costs.
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  3. You should get it by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny
    BTW Taco, I want a raise.

    You deserve one; you post here all the time!

  4. Re:So.. umm... by darkitecture · · Score: 3, Funny

    How much is a dime?

    So I see you're asking a rhetorical question.

    What type of smartass reply would you like to your rhetorical question?

    * Semi-appropriate mainstream movie quote - "More than you can afford, pal!"
    * Ignorant American - "ur so dum! we invented munny!"
    * Witty American - "How much is a dime?! More like "How much is a liter? Am I rite?! rofl"
    * Straight cut geek response - "10 Cents."
    * Family Guy quote - "Swing and a miss, Peter."

    Just fucking with you. With the answer being "The value of your average Slashdot post", the correct response we were looking for was "How much is a rat's ass?" We'll be back with more Jeopardy after the break.

  5. Re:I can see both sides of this by EvanED · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heck, for that matter, why not 50 cents for half the song? You give it a range of times during the track. Prorate the price according to the fraction of the duration you want.

  6. Re:So.. umm... by Khyber · · Score: 4, Funny

    How much is a dime?

    Ten to fifty bucks, depending upon the quality of the grass, man. ;)

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  7. 100% behind you guys... by Chaffar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Some feel that per-track downloads hurt the artistic integrity of albums as a whole

    Then they shouldn't complain when I download the .rar of their albums :)

  8. Re:I can see both sides of this by indifferent+children · · Score: 4, Funny
    You give it a range of times during the track.

    After all, two seconds of Michael Bolton is just about enough.

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