[ NNSquad ] As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle

http://t.co/TD6I4gD2  (New York Times / Google+)

    "As purveyors of legally licensed music, they have been largely
     welcomed by an industry still buffeted by piracy. But as the companies
     behind these digital services swell into multibillion-dollar
     enterprises, the relative trickle of money that has made its way to
     artists is causing anxiety at every level of the business."

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Don't make light of this.  If professional musicians can't make a
living, there will be nothing but amateur music.  Not that amateur
music is bad at all, but there is potential for real cultural loss
here.  I don't have the answer.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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