[Info-vax] OT: About Digital and divisions

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <4ec814a6$0$2930$c3e8da3$2e0018d8 at news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes: 

> In the past, if you had music and wanted to sell it, the record company
> was the one with access to vylin rcord production, packaging, shipping
> and most importantly distribution to record stores and to radio stations.
> 
> This is changing now where an artist could become famous on youtube and
> the sell music on itunes without going through a record company. 

True to some extent, but it doesn't happen as often as one might think 
it might.

My guess is that a large fraction of people who would legally download 
music, i.e. be content not to "own the media", would also do so 
illegally, so the real money is to be made by selling CDs or whatever.

Of course, record companies also engage in promotion etc.