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'MySpace Music Won't Give Equity to Indie Bands'
Three of the four major labels have become partners in MySpace Music, which will extend MySpace's current musical offerings to merchandise, song downloads and more. Listening Post cited concern on the part of The Orchard, an aggregator of indie bands and labels, that the indie bands who built MySpace as a music destination would not be made partners in MySpace Music. Money generated from advertising on indie bands' profile pages will flow, in part, to the major labels. Wasn't the internet supposed to be about routing around this sort of damage? [WIRED]
Posted on April 18, 2008 11:27 AM
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this news will send bob lefsetz into cardiac arrest
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 11:36 AM
I don't understand the 'damage'...this prevents indie bands from doing what now?
Posted by schlep | April 18, 2008 11:39 AM
Where to, now? imeem?
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 11:40 AM
what do you mean what? money generated by adds are not going to YOU, they are going into someone elses pockets! ask bv if he thinks thats a great idea.
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 11:54 AM
"ask bv if he thinks thats a great idea."
A better analogy: Ask the AP if it's a great idea that BV gets ad revenue when he reposts their copyrighted content without paying them a fee.
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 12:15 PM
ads viewed on major label's band page -> revenue to major label
ads viewed on indie band's page -> revenue to major label
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 12:21 PM
"ads viewed on major label's band page -> revenue to major label
ads viewed on indie band's page -> revenue to major label"
THAT is exactly the issue here
Posted by yes | April 18, 2008 12:27 PM
who the fuck still uses myspace?
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 12:33 PM
every band in existence
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 12:50 PM
wait a minute, so how does blogspot allow any joe shmo to get ad revs.? but you telling me myspace can't? sounds like a bullshit excuse.
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 2:21 PM
Total BS. Scummy BS.
.... I'd probably just waste the money on booze
Posted by moy | April 18, 2008 3:13 PM
"A better analogy: Ask the AP if it's a great idea that BV gets ad revenue when he reposts their copyrighted content without paying them a fee."
ZING!
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 3:46 PM
myspace is for 8th graders
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2008 5:44 PM