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Re:Where has all the money in the world gone? by tempuser008 on Saturday June 23, 2012 @07:03AM (#4150565)
And then we apply the same principle to a song. Once you record the first song, the next million copies of it distributed via internet is basically free. Or is it. It would be nearly free if there were no fat cats in the middle.
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Re:Where has all the money in the world gone? by gaius on Saturday June 23, 2012 @07:38AM (#4150605)
Distribution is free - but shouldn't the band be paid what they would have gotten with no record label in the way? That may mean songs on iTMS being 10p instead of 99p - don't creators of products you want deserve paying?
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Re:Where has all the money in the world gone? by tempuser008 on Saturday June 23, 2012 @07:49AM (#4150622)
I don't mind paying 10 cents if that is the fair cost. I only hate the very greedy middle men.
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