I believe you have hit the nail on the head. The artists make more money touring as a rule. The only one that DEPENDS on music sales to make a living are the labels.
So how come no one is policing xerox machines? If one had the patience and the coins they could copy a whole book and deprive some author of a book sale? The answer; the book industry isn't run by the kind of people that run the major labels.
quote:Originally posted by Auburn Annie:
Sort of like buying a paperback and then passing it on or leaving it behind in a waiting room, airport, bus station etc. for somebody else to read. One purchase, many readers. The intellectual property has been spread around, even if the readers don't keep the physical book. I don't think most musicians, anyway, make their money off record sales but concerts and personal appearances (and for a chosen few maybe licensing a song for an ad).
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