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

Ohh the irony

[iced_773]

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

Re:Ohh the irony

[Draconix]

Apple won.

Of Course!

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

'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.

You should get it

[XanC]

BTW Taco, I want a raise.

You deserve one; you post here all the time!

Re:So.. umm...

[Khyber]

How much is a dime?

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

Re:I can see both sides of this

[indifferent children]

You give it a range of times during the track.

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