Thus the very reason why iTunes is a good thing for musicians: Independent labels have exactly as much exposure as the big labels do on iTunes.
Which would be fine if the major labels weren't paying radio stations to play their music. Most people don't learn about music on the internet, they hear it on the radio. And they certainly don't learn about it from 30 second previews.
If people only buy independent music from iTunes, that would be a good step, but buying major label music supports a really bad system (not to mention funds lawsuits against 12 year olds). Wherever you buy your music, use RIAA Radar first.
They agree to it because they don't have a choice when 5 companies have a cartel that controls radio and distribution and they only offer musicians a shitty cut. PC buyers "agree" to get shitty Windows software when they buy a PC, but that doesn't make it any less shitty.
There's a real chance to change the music industry and we should take it.
Try googling "iTunes for Windows", first result: iTunes iSbogus about why iTunes is bad for musicians because it keeps the RIAA from crumbling (also because musicians get the same shitty cut that they get in bricks and mortar even though the bricks are gone).
The American backlash against the filesharing suits seems to be gaining steam (Stop RIAA Lawsuits Coalition), I wonder if the same will start happening down under as they crack down.
At some point, there needs to be a global citizen response to a global entertainment industry. The corporations are using all the tactics they have available in each country and consumers should do the same. The laws they're trying to cram into the FTAA are on a new level.
"The draft intellectual property rights chapter in the FTAA Agreement vastly expands criminal procedures and penalties against intellectual property infringements throughout the Americas... One clause would require countries to send non-commercial infringers such as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharers to prison. It is estimated that 60 million Americans use file-sharing software in the US alone." -From a new report by ipjustice.org.
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If people only buy independent music from iTunes, that would be a good step, but buying major label music supports a really bad system (not to mention funds lawsuits against 12 year olds). Wherever you buy your music, use RIAA Radar first.
They agree to it because they don't have a choice when 5 companies have a cartel that controls radio and distribution and they only offer musicians a shitty cut. PC buyers "agree" to get shitty Windows software when they buy a PC, but that doesn't make it any less shitty.
There's a real chance to change the music industry and we should take it.
Try googling "iTunes for Windows", first result: iTunes iSbogus about why iTunes is bad for musicians because it keeps the RIAA from crumbling (also because musicians get the same shitty cut that they get in bricks and mortar even though the bricks are gone).
Great, another middleman between musicians and fans. Are we moving backwards through the internet??
The American backlash against the filesharing suits seems to be gaining steam (Stop RIAA Lawsuits Coalition), I wonder if the same will start happening down under as they crack down.
At some point, there needs to be a global citizen response to a global entertainment industry. The corporations are using all the tactics they have available in each country and consumers should do the same. The laws they're trying to cram into the FTAA are on a new level.
"The draft intellectual property rights chapter in the FTAA Agreement vastly expands criminal procedures and penalties against intellectual property infringements throughout the Americas... One clause would require countries to send non-commercial infringers such as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharers to prison. It is estimated that 60 million Americans use file-sharing software in the US alone." -From a new report by ipjustice.org.