One thing that always comes with the issue of music piracy is that the poor artists are being denied the fruits of their labor.
Yet in an interesting article on monsters and critics, they give another perspective:
"And as far as artists are concerned, the industry has been stealing from them all along. Artists tend to receive 25 cents in royalties on a CD that costs 50 cents to produce and which retails for 15 dollars -- meaning the middle-men get most of the money."
Think of that from the artists' perspective; they get around 25 cents off of each CD that is sold. What possible reason in the world do they care whether that method of delivery (disc) survives or not?
The Artic Monkeys have already shown the way for bands and music artists on how to break the cycle and dependence upon the music industry and their way of marketing.
The bottom line in this entire battle and disruption is control. The music companies see that they have lost it or are in the process of losing it. This is the real battle that is going on behind all of the alleged concerns about piracy.
When the industry gives up control and lets the fans and artists run together in their musical interests, eventually it comes around to CD sales. Their lack of understanding of this or attempt to control a raging river still boggles the mind in its stupidity.
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