Squarez said:
Fumbles said:
Squarez said:
Fumbles said:
Alex Berry said:
How do artist even make money anymore? That music you're stealing is somebody else's intellectual property.
Wow sorry, what a really dumb thing to say.(No Offense)
Let us face facts boys and girls, every time you buy a CD, iTunes,etc that money goes straight to the recording label, where the artist gets maybe 2-5% royalties (this number can change based on how "big" the artist is, meaning Metallica,and other bigger names get more for royalties). Artists really make money from touring,shows,etc. So if you really want to support a band attend a concert, buy merchandise from the concert, because honestly that cd purchase is almost meaningless.
Oh no, money going to record companies! Good, I hate those record companies for promoting and financing bands I like to make music and go on tour. I hate them so, so much.
Oh No record companies pulling funds from "less" popular bands and giving that money to "more" popular bands...Those sneaky bastards...
Hey I wonder why Tool(Maynard) doesn't want to be signed with a Record Label?
Regardless of who Tool wants to be signed with or not. It's just a simple fact of good business. More money = more money making opportunities. Which in laymen's terms means more bands get signed and get exposure.
In theory you are correct, and I can see where you are coming from, but the artist has already received an advance for their Cd, they need to make up that advance to make more profit. Say you receive a $10,000 advance for the cd, the sales must be more then that to make additional profit. This falls in line with your argument. The more we buy, the more the artist "makes" and since they are profitable they get more cds.
However, this system "hurts" the middle range artists like Remy Zero, After Midnight Project, Coheed and Cambria (when they first started) basically the artists who are somewhat heard of, but not receiving adequate radio play. These bands have to garner fans through extensive touring, in order to make more cds. Granted Co & Ca are pretty big now, but it took them 8 or more years,several pretty much world tours (Germany,Japan,U.K,and America)to even be considered "big".