Read this:
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html
Turns out it's by Courtney Love of all people.
She blasts major labels, and talks about the
future of on-line music distribution...
"But what about the Plimsouls? Why can't MP3.com pay each artist a fixed
amount based on the number of their downloads? Why on earth should MP3.com
pay $120 billion to four distribution companies, who in most cases won't
have to pay a nickel to the artists whose copyrights they've stolen through
their system of organized theft? "
"Being a "content provider" is prostitution work that devalues our art and
doesn't satisfy our spirits. Artistic expression has to be provocative. The
problem with artists and the Internet: Once their art is reduced to
content, they may never have the opportunity to retrieve their souls. "
Dale
