Forgot your password?  Comment: I agree, plus proposal: (Score
1) 73  by arisvega (#46493031) Attached to: Why Are There More
Old Songs On iTunes Than Old eBooks?  The music industry has a
long and sordid history of ripping off the artists...   The
music industry got cold sweat from the diversity of available
media (vinyl, magnetic tapes, optical disks, whatever) and the
easyness of internet sharing and binded the artists with all-
encompassing contracts, taking the music out of their hands: you
are not allowed to perform your own songs in public without your
label sanctioning it (and making millions from your fans by
selling them beer) first because, technically, they are not your
songs any more.  In return, the label sends its armies of
lawyers (along with corrupt government elements) to Hell and
beyond to track, terrorize and imprison teenagers who had the
audacity to publicly share even a small exrept of the (formerly
yours) work, and grand you your 0.00000000001% cut from the
process.  I only know the boo