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@1969L46 re Apple gets 2x as much as the artist--you asked "Do you have any sources for that breakdown in price? If that breakdown is correct, should Apple really be getting twice the cut that the artists do?"
Check out this article: http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSL2488079220070924
and this one: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/24/vivendi-airs-grievances-over-apples-indecent-proposal
It's funny that you wonder why Apple should get 2x as much as the artist but have no problem with the label geting 7x as much.
You also say: "Also, Rhapsody was able to charge $0.89/track for the last 5 years or so"
If you want to own any of the music (and wouldn't you want to own music you like) it's not really .89 because you have to pay for your subscription on top of it. That subsidizes the price doesn't it. And I'd really like to know what the breakdown is for the artist in this business model. That's a constant revenue stream for the company but does the artist get compensated?...something tells me no...but I'm not sure. If you know please educate me.
