The answer is YES, but that's the wrong question! Musicians work hard to
create the music and they need to eat too. Music gear is expensive.
Should you get paid for your job?
The real question is should record labels make sooo much more money off of
music than the people actually creating it?
Should distributors be allowed to make 50-60% on each CD?
A musician doesn't really make anything off music unless:
a. they are hugely popular
b. they own their own record label
c. they perform live ALOT.
The cost breakdown of a typical CD is something like this:
Musician = .25-.50 per CD
Label = $7.50 per CD
Distributor = $7-$10 per CD
Everyone needs to support musicians or there won't be any. Music needs to
be patronized. It must be. However, the business that has developed
around music needs to drastically changed in favor of the artist. If you
pirate music and really like it and enjoy it, then find some karmic way to
help the artist out. There are ways to help them other than to spend
money. Promote them to your friends, promote them on the Net. Help the
artist reach a greater number of people. This is ultimately more helpful
then the $.25 they loose on a CD sale.
If the artist is on mp3.com like myself, then download their music often,
they get paid per download. I love that idea. You get free music, the
artist gets money. Kudos to mp3.com for payback program.
While we are on that subject. How about supporting me and download some
of my tracks for free! If you do I will keep making more. :-)
http://www.mp3.com/mysticalsun
peace
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