Michael.Elliot-Knight wrote:
>$2000 for a thousand songs she allegedly shared through her computer?
that's $2 per song!!!
Do you suppose that the RIAA is looking at each song and each artist that
she downloaded and giving them their fair amount?
As if she had bought a CD from each of them - and then does that affect
their chart position?
I really doubt they are distributing the money to the artists - many of
whom seem to be rather silent on the issue lately (that I've noticed).
Anyone see/hear/read artists speaking out against what the RIAA is doing?
i think i can safely say that of those $2000 exactly $0.00 goes to the
artists.
why?
the RIAA protects the rights of the copyright owners. many, if not [almost]
all artists signed to a major label will have signed a contract stating that
the recordcompany will become the owner of all copyright. in return they'll
pay for production and promotion, and the artist will get a percentage of
the profits, or a certain amount that's agreed upon between both the artist
and the recordlabel.
the only way artists are concerned in all this, is that if recordsales
continue to drop, recordcompanies will offer their artists less money for
their services.
jurren
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