the RIAA (or whatever it's called) hold virtually all music at ransom until their fees are paid. Then the distributors have to take a cut to keep themselves in business (Apple, Amazon, etc). Then the music-buying public gets to pay... which they won't since they're all used to free or 99Â apps (why should quality music cost more). Or they just copy it from their friends for free? So where exactly is the rest of the money for the royalties supposed to come from. $9 per month for thousands of plays.... what's left to pay the artist?
The whole business model is f'd up.
Cut out the RIAA, go back to the pay-per-album model and give the money directly back to the owner(s) of the music.
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the RIAA (or whatever it's called) hold virtually all music at ransom until their fees are paid. Then the distributors have to take a cut to keep themselves in business (Apple, Amazon, etc). Then the music-buying public gets to pay... which they won't since they're all used to free or 99Â apps (why should quality music cost more). Or they just copy it from their friends for free? So where exactly is the rest of the money for the royalties supposed to come from. $9 per month for thousands of plays.... what's left to pay the artist? The whole business model is f'd up. Cut out the RIAA, go back to the pay-per-album model and give the money directly back to the owner(s) of the music.