Macca is gonna be another Spotty Pie casualty.
"I don't understand it. Beatles songs were played 50 million times and I got a check that barely pays for a Chip Butty."
When piracy became rampant, and so-called "music lovers" began "sharing," the big excuse was "musicians are being ripped off by their record labels!" So why not be ripped off by their fans. Why not be ripped off by Rapidshare and Megaupload? Why should Clive Davis of Columbia Records be a millionaire, and not, oh, the foursome from Pirate Bay instead. Or Kim Dotcom?
One forum fuckhead, speaking for all, was Seniormole. "Why the kerfuffle," asked this 60-something wine-drinking Brit. "Sell t-shirts and tour. The music should be free. Find a new paradigm! Spotify is a wonderful new company!"
And Spotify has defended itself against cheating the artists by insisting they don't cook the books, and that THEY come first. Hey, it takes a LOT of money to set up a streaming radio system.
Radio stations have closed. Record stores have closed. Indie artists can't make a dime. Mid-list aging rock stars have been let go by their labels and management. Seniormole happily enjoys hearing "Flaming Pie" on Spotify.
Sorry, but under the astonishing "good news" that Millennials are streaming Beatles music, is the fact that the streaming services make the money, and nobody else. They are a monopoly.
"Oh, tish tosh and poo," says Seniormole. "Two of the Beatles are dead. Paul and Ringo have enough money. Why are they being so selfish when it's nice to share? I think I'll have another glass of wine!"
"The music suffers...The music business thrives." Paul Simon
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