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Posted by Richard Crowley on 04/09/07 18:51
"Martin" wrote ...
> Paolo wrote:
>> holland.chris@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Keep copying those MP3s
>>> screw iTunes
>>> Screw HMV
>>> Screw all the record stores
>>> They spend all your money on cocaine and girls.
>>> It's true.
>>> allofmp3.com is an EXCELLENT CHEAP ALTERNATIVE TO ITUNES
>>> It is less gay and the proceeds to go helping deprived Russian children
>>
>> And which bands does your website currently fund? do they pay for
>> recoding studios and muscial instruments? Do they support the people
>> who create the art they are selling? Or do they steal the tunes and
>> sell them?
>
> You might as well ask how many bands iTunes suppoerts, or Zune, or your
> local record store.
>
> Seems to be a silly question to me.
Not at all. Websites that sell legal copies pay royalties which go
back to the copyright owners. Right here in my town is the 2nd
largest vendor of independent music downloads: providers to
iTunes, etc. (complete list at http://cdbaby.net/dd-partners)
and to quote their website...
"We pay everyone every Monday night. Over $250,000 every week,
paid directly to our musician clients." http://www.cdbaby.net/
OTOH, the Russian-based websites likely operate completely
outside the law. If they paid even 1% to any of the claimed charities,
I would be amazed. I would be equally amazed if ANY of the $$$
went back to the copyright-holders of the recordings.
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