Courtney Love does the math (2000)

For those turned off by the title TL;DR musician Courtney Love eloquently walks through the math of the recording industry for an artist, details some serious pain and problems in the system, calls out the RIAA for blatant theft of copyright and laws passed in the middle of the night, and explains why she's stepping out of major labels.

12 years ago, and more meaningful today than ever.

Fortunately musicians are starting to (finally) get a few more options to escape The Cartel.

Much like Universal attacked MegaUpload regarding their self produced YouTube video, I have to wonder how much effort would be directed at killing new independent digital publishing venues via bogus claims using SOPA / PIPA style laws. The answer is probably: a lot.

Excellent article to bring up with recent events. This rant happens time and time again, the record companies double dip and screw over the artists and their customers repeatedly. When is enough going to be enough?

To whomever can revolutionize the music/media industry with stewardship for the arts you deserve these profits for your work.

Reminds me of the Darth Vader that was never compensated because every year Star Wars showed a loss. Anyone have a link?

Long, but awesome. Love her tone.