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Re:What Does Copyright Say about Generative Models? by aidenn0 on Thursday December 15, 2022 @06:46PM (#34007489)
Don't most artists make the majority of their money from live performances, not recording contracts?
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Re:What Does Copyright Say about Generative Models? by falcolas on Thursday December 15, 2022 @06:56PM (#34007588)
No. Most artists by quantity don't do live performances. And live performances are a lot of work for not a lot of money, unless you're Taylor Swift or one of her peers. Ticket sales end up getting split about 20 different ways.

For example, Miracle of Sound doesn't do live performances, because his music is all electronic and created by one person.

Plus, I can take my music and do "live" performances of it too. I can also hire folks (say, DJ's) to do these "live" performances on my behalf.

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Re:What Does Copyright Say about Generative Models? by coldtea on Friday December 16, 2022 @06:12AM (#34013221)
Lives were traditionally a loss leader for album sales for the majority of artists (to get their name out). Some big names with big followings that charge a premium do make profitable tours, but those are the exception.
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