13 Dec
2002
13 Dec
'02
10:46 p.m.
Now the point I wholely agree on, the top 40
mainstream artists are going
to get ripped off, to some extent, but for everybody else its the lifeblood
of exposure. My belief is that Sony et al are not worried about bootlegs of
Brittany Spears as much as having NO CONTROL over who the public picks as
the next pop start.
It's not just the top 40 mainstream artists, it's the tens of thousands
that
they employ. To the end, there have been substantial layoffs in the music
business over the past two years. Warner/Elektra/Atlantic just laid off another
bunch.