Take 2 Beers and Jump! Jan Davis Guitar is Angry over Music Streaming site agendas
Many Internet music sites are making huge profits by paying musicians and music artists virtually nothing, for what is termed "music streaming." Paying subscribers at these sites are encouraged to listen "free" to all the songs they wish to stream, while these subscribers are unaware of how little their favorite bands and solo performers are actually earning for each song streamed.
Musicians and music artists are toiling their lives away, devoting precious time to create music, only to have it used by these giant music sites, who would have the public believe these musicians and artists are being paid. In reality, Rhapsody and Napster pay for music streaming at about a penny per song, yet both sites continue to charge the public their site's full price for each song streamed, by offering this "free" music as part of their monthly paid subscriptions.
Imagine working half of a lifetime for virtually nothing. Thousands of musicians and music artists are victims who may be unaware of unfair practices dominated by greedy music streaming sites. What seems to be the case for many musicians and artists who place their music with certain web sites, is as follows: Musicians and artists sign-up in order to have their songs downloaded. Yet, some download sites are now including music streaming, without an artist’s actual permission. This means a loss of download earnings when music is streamed, while bands and solo performers are only paid a penny (or less) per song streamed.
This article had to be written to inform the music streaming public, who should strongly object to how music streaming funds are distributed. It is about time musicians and artists begin to receive their fair share of the monies collected, even though by paying a fair share, the music streaming sites stand to lose some of their ill-gained huge profits.
Why hasn't the music industry, including music publishers, and others, especially record label executives, taken steps to become involved in stopping this music streaming fiasco?
It is a total outrage that some years ago, the group, Metallica, had to take action in their own behalf against Napster to prevent them from giving the band's and other artist's music away for free. Is this a case of, 'here we go again?'
Speaking for thousands of music artists, musicians and songwriters, action concerning music streaming should be taken immediately by executives responsible for distribution of music streaming funds.
~Jan Davis Guitar
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