[StolarStorm]

Ahhh. but the music doesn't COST 35 cents to make... only to reproduce. The costs include studio expenses, royalties, promotion and much more. Granted, I do think that the record companies should drastically reduce the price they charge for music and sell it online. 16 bucks for a CD is absurd.

[nightdriver]

"Ahhh. but the music doesn't COST 35 cents to make... only to reproduce."

Perfect point, SS. I know a lot of excellent musicians who work their buns off to put out a good sound and get very little for it. One that I know is not only an accomplished artist, but a good organizer as well. It cost her over $30,000 to put out her first CD. She got about $1.00 per copy out of the $16 the distribution system sold it for.

I can see both sides of the argument. Like what happens all too often in our system, it just looks like the producer is the one getting screwed, again.