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To: Bush2000
It's a distinction without a difference.

Not to the artist who previously found himself owing his record company thousands of dollars after a successful debut album. Are you saying it's irrelevant that musicians will make more money for their work under a non-RIAA-dominated system, because the DNC is going to profit somewhere down the line anyway?

Regardless of how you feel about file-sharing, the fact that the current RIAA campaign uses "Don't you care about supporting the artists you like?" as a selling point is ridiculous, given that the RIAA and major labels conspire to wring from those artists as much money as they possibly can before they begin to pay them for their work. Artists don't make money from record sales; they make money from touring and merchandise sales, if that.

287 posted on 09/11/2003 5:07:43 AM PDT by truenospinzone
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To: truenospinzone
Not to the artist who previously found himself owing his record company thousands of dollars after a successful debut album. Are you saying it's irrelevant that musicians will make more money for their work under a non-RIAA-dominated system, because the DNC is going to profit somewhere down the line anyway?

You want me to shed tears for an artist who signed a binding contract with a record company?!? Sorry, no sale. Artists aren't forced to sign onerous contracts.
294 posted on 09/11/2003 9:09:41 AM PDT by Bush2000
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