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Old 02-17-2006, 09:51 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by David M
I think eventually that when a band wants to cut an album, they will pay a music studio to record, the music will be sent to that bands website from the recording studio. When a fan wants an album of theirs, the fan will go to the bands website and pay for the song directly from the website. The money will go directly into the bands bank account. There will be no need for a recording industry at that point. That is a little oversimplified but it is the general idea.
I agree totally, which is why the RIAA is acting so idiotically. They are dinosaurs and will not be around much longer; the days when record labels acted as the gateway between musicians and the public has been destroyed by the internet. Now they are grasping at straws.
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