You might have heard of this already, it's been referenced a lot
on the net lately:
Courtney Love does the math
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/index.html
> The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster
> and "sucka VCs."
>
> Editor's note: This is an unedited transcript of Courtney Love's
> speech to the Digital Hollywood online entertainment conference,
> given in New York on May 16.
It's fairly long, but interesting reading.
She talks about how the music industry sucks because artists
never make any money, about RIAA and MP3s, Napster, the Metallica
lawsuit, etc.
(it's been weeks since I read it, but that's what I remember.)
Related/similar articles:
The Problem With Music
by Steve Albini
http://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr/problemwithmusic.html
(another example of why artists make no money; has naughty language)
ASCAP & BMI -- Protectors of Artists or Shadowy Thieves?
By Harvey Reid
http://www.woodpecker.com/writing/essays/royalty-politics.html
(I haven't read this one yet.)
Not really related: Courtney's band (Hole)'s latest album,
Celebrity Skin, is much better than I expected it would be:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000AFWW/geraldoskoboiny
Let me know if you want an MP3 version to, uh, sample.
--
Gerald Oskoboiny <
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http://impressive.net/people/gerald/