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• Great Article (Score:2)

  by Theory (10)

  Thanks for postingthe link.

  --David
• The grateful dead? (Score:2)

  by barbie (2653)

  "Open sharing of music files doesn't actually hurt the creators of music. It helps them. When friends can say, "Have you heard Eva Cassidy's music? Here, I'll send you a couple of songs, you won't believe how good she is," that's called "word of mouth," and what you'll get is more and more people who attend her live performances and buy her CDs."

  Erm... I think someone ought to point out that Eva Cassidy's corpse does not do gigs. Although her spirit might. She died 7 years ago!

  Overall a good article, bu
  • Re:The grateful dead? (Score:2)

    by pudge (1)

    Of this the Record Companies have to account for publicity/promotion in their take too.
    
    You're forgetting the part where many artists are required to pay for their own recording, and even promotion, out of their royalties, so they end up owning the record company money.
    
    • Re:The grateful dead? (Score:2)

      by barbie (2653)

      It depends on the advance and the record company. It's such a variable factor that I left it out.

      Many bands are sensible enough to only take an advance that can cover the recording, etc. That way they can reap the benefits quicker, and the record companies are more likely to keep them on as they get a quicker return on their investment. Some record companies factor in the recording costs into their own accounts, especially ones that have their own studios, others pass the burden onto the artists.

      It's ra