Somebody should riddle me this; The labels take almost all the money from record sales, and the only real way that bands end up making actual cash is by doing shows and selling merchandise, right?
Well, the RIAA says that stealing music is bad for the artists, but as far as I can tell the artist isn't losing a penny(or at least a very small portion of their income) when you download an album instead of buying it in a store. Furthermore, does it make someone less likely to enjoy the band, and thus spend money of t-shirts and concerts which actually make the artist most of his money?
Not saying that it's particularly right, but the RIAA isn't fooling many people with their whole 'save the starving artists' angle.
Don't forget, that statistic is effected by the fact that there's more women working now than there used to be. The figure makes sense if you take into account society's general attitude towards women in the workplace. It/is/ alot harder to have a family with only one source of income nowadays.
Technically, no it's not, or there would be a rocket involved.
Well, truthfully, if there/was/ actually a rocket involved in it, they could strip me of almost any civil rights and I'd be alright with it.
I'd gladly give up lots of personal freedoms for a nice big rocket of preferrably the Titan variety.
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Somebody should riddle me this; The labels take almost all the money from record sales, and the only real way that bands end up making actual cash is by doing shows and selling merchandise, right? Well, the RIAA says that stealing music is bad for the artists, but as far as I can tell the artist isn't losing a penny(or at least a very small portion of their income) when you download an album instead of buying it in a store. Furthermore, does it make someone less likely to enjoy the band, and thus spend money of t-shirts and concerts which actually make the artist most of his money? Not saying that it's particularly right, but the RIAA isn't fooling many people with their whole 'save the starving artists' angle.
Don't forget, that statistic is effected by the fact that there's more women working now than there used to be. The figure makes sense if you take into account society's general attitude towards women in the workplace. It /is/ alot harder to have a family with only one source of income nowadays.
techincally, it not rocket sience.
/was/ actually a rocket involved in it, they could strip me of almost any civil rights and I'd be alright with it.
I'd gladly give up lots of personal freedoms for a nice big rocket of preferrably the Titan variety.
Technically, no it's not, or there would be a rocket involved.
Well, truthfully, if there