Comments on: Tough Times Ahead for Record Companies http://www.upthedownstair.net/2010/01/tough-times-ahead-for-record-companies.html Being a weeklie podcaste from Madison, Wisconsin featuring several remarkable curiosities therein occurring being a compendium of live music from divers artistes Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Palmer http://www.upthedownstair.net/2010/01/tough-times-ahead-for-record-companies.html#comment-657 Palmer Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:20:14 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036982.post-3488389038922609880#comment-657 I honestly don't know how the iTunes store works. But, if a band owns all their own copyrights, they will get a bigger chunk of royalties, regardless of how nice Apple is.<br /><br />We'll just have to wait to see how the cookie crumbles. I honestly don't know how the iTunes store works. But, if a band owns all their own copyrights, they will get a bigger chunk of royalties, regardless of how nice Apple is.

We'll just have to wait to see how the cookie crumbles.

]]> By: zombie rotten mcdonald http://www.upthedownstair.net/2010/01/tough-times-ahead-for-record-companies.html#comment-658 zombie rotten mcdonald Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:33:21 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036982.post-3488389038922609880#comment-658 my understanding is that Apple is mostly happy to negotiate directly with smaller labels, to the benefit of the bands. The pricing structure and limitations are largely dictated by the big labels. <br /><br />But, Emusic is also pretty easy to get into for smaller labels and bands.<br /><br />Mostly, i am not going to miss the big labels. They screwed the pooch for years and years. my understanding is that Apple is mostly happy to negotiate directly with smaller labels, to the benefit of the bands. The pricing structure and limitations are largely dictated by the big labels.

But, Emusic is also pretty easy to get into for smaller labels and bands.

Mostly, i am not going to miss the big labels. They screwed the pooch for years and years.

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