Royalties from Writing a Hit Song with Justin Bieber

Post by thomastjeffery » Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 3:06 AM UTC

ropeladder wrote: post #38

look_lookatme wrote: post #15

> How will I be able to support my gift? In the end what we are seeing is that that golden era of creators making a living (and much much more) was an anomaly. Control of new types of distribution created scarcity and new forms of expression and shifting norms jacked up demand. But now distribution is free, instant and global. Demand has flatlined and production has exploded. The hard question a creator needs to ask…

You are confusing "distribution" with "supply". Having lots of people making music is a different issue from having music freely available via youtube. Music has been pretty darn cheap to reproduce for decades. Yes, availability of substitutes can diminish bargaining power of music rights holders, but I'm not convinced that's at all how we should interpret these numbers. I think this is more about market power and ne…

Post by thomastjeffery » Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 3:16 AM UTC

capkutay wrote: post #48

Everyone knows that songwriters do not make their money off royalties. They make their money off charging pop stars hourly to write music with them. The same way performing artists don't make money off their albums, they make money by touring and increasing their brand reach as an artist. Music industry is not about creating IP, the same way the tech industry is not about creating IP. Making things and making money a…