The stupidest part of the whole scheme is that in order for an artist or composer to be eligible to receive a "piece of the pie" they have to have attained a certain level of track sales. In other words, if an artist was 100% downloaded with no physical sales at all because of it, they would not get a nickel. But if they sold a gazillion records last year, hey, here's some more money!
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The stupidest part of the whole scheme is that in order for an artist or composer to be eligible to receive a "piece of the pie" they have to have attained a certain level of track sales. In other words, if an artist was 100% downloaded with no physical sales at all because of it, they would not get a nickel. But if they sold a gazillion records last year, hey, here's some more money!