[pp.int.general] Protest certain musicians?

[Christian Hufgard]

> So your argument in favour of record companies / music labels is that it
> frees the artist up to make music?

Yes, but. :)

> If that's the case, then logically the artist pays the company to do it,
> right?
> They're providing a service to him that he doesn't want to do himself,
> like cleaning or decorating or accountancy, so he pays them?

That works only, if the artist has enough money to pay them. Newcomer do
not have this money.


> If you were self employed, would you hire an accountant, and make them pay
> you and provide their accountancy service, but then allow them to keep a
> huge proportion of the money you make?

Well, at my work it works exactly that way. I do work, a customer pays for
it and I receive only little percentage of what he pays.

Christian