It's good to see a little support here of this great site. I can't believe it wasn't even mentioned in the article... as far as I know, it's the only site out there with such a model-- paying the artist royalties for every download. You have to deal with a 3 - 5 second advertisement at the beginning of the song, but at least you get some thanks from the website for your hard work. Where would any of these sites be without the artists? MP3.com wouldn't have all those millions to hoard away,that's for sure. Anyway, the only way to not feel like you're getting screwed is to not look at these websites as record labels. I don't think anyone's going to get rich from their music on the internet anytime soon. Use them to expose your music to the hundreds of thousands of people online and put it as many places as possible. If you get signed, it won't be only from internet exposure but it can't hurt.
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It's good to see a little support here of this great site. I can't believe it wasn't even mentioned in the article... as far as I know, it's the only site out there with such a model-- paying the artist royalties for every download. You have to deal with a 3 - 5 second advertisement at the beginning of the song, but at least you get some thanks from the website for your hard work. Where would any of these sites be without the artists? MP3.com wouldn't have all those millions to hoard away,that's for sure.
Anyway, the only way to not feel like you're getting screwed is to not look at these websites as record labels. I don't think anyone's going to get rich from their music on the internet anytime soon. Use them to expose your music to the hundreds of thousands of people online and put it as many places as possible. If you get signed, it won't be only from internet exposure but it can't hurt.
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