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Streaming services like Apple Music poised to control music revenue in 2019
Touring and merch is only a primary revenue generator for the most successful artists. Most artists are lucky if they break even after covering all of their expenses.1STnTENDERBITS said:
Afaik, payment goes to the rights holders. The rights holders could be a combination of music label, artist, song writer, producer, etc. The label typically gets the lions share and everyone else, including the artist, is paid from the rest of the cut. Touring and merchandise has always been the primary revenue generator for artist for as longs as I can remember. That isn't a consequence of streaming.rko said:How does an artist get paid when their song is accessed on Apple Music? How much are they paid per song? I listen to songs on Apple music, but wonder if the artist actually makes anything. These services should maximize artist revenue from song 1. Selling merchandise should not be needed, the music is the merchandise. Artists should be able to earn a living through their work.
And songwriters, composers, and producers do not tour or sell merchandise. Song royalties are a significant portion of their income. One of the major consequnces of music streaming is that it has destroyed the royalty rates for songwrites, composers, and producers. Record sales have been eroded by music streaming services that currently operate under an unsustainable business model. The only way Apple, Spotify, Google, Pandora, can make money is by paying EXTREMELY low royalty rates to music creators.
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Streaming services like Apple Music poised to control music revenue in 2019
melgross said:
It’s not theft. There are legal agreements in place. Most artists are happy with it, though they would like a little more. The fact is that the industry has been changing for a long time. Digital has done that. There’s no going back. Apple resisted it for almost 2 decades, but had to give in. You do what your customers want. If artists have to perform live, tough!davgreg said:Streaming is theft.
Here is a tweet from Peter Frampton:
“For 55 million streams of, ‘Baby I Love Your Way’, I got $1,700. I went to Washington with ASCAP last year to talk to law makers about this. Their jaws dropped and they asked me to repeat that for them.“
https://mobile.twitter.com/peterframpton/status/1025584924609400832?lang=en
Do you think Hollywood would take $1700 for 55 million tickets to a movie?Sorry, but most artisits are NOT HAPPY with music streaming services and the extremely low royalties they pay. I am a musician, songwriter, and member of ASCAP, so I keep a close eye on news related to music streaming services. Why do you keep saying that most artists are happy when it simply is not true? Are you intentionally trying to spread misinofrmation or are you just ignorant about what is really going on?If it is ignorance, I would suggest that you do some reading on the legal battles that ASCAP and other publishing companies have been fighting on behalf of music creators to increase royalty rates from streaming services. Read up on the Music Modernization Act signed into law on Oct. 11, 2018. Read up on the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board's recent ruling to increase payouts to songwriters by 44%, and how Spotify, Google, Pandora, and Amazon are all appealing the ruling. Why? Because they know their streaming services are built on an unsustainable business model that doesn't work unless they pay unresonably low royalties. And I would love it if you could produce one example of an artist that is "happy" with the royalties they make from streaming services. For every one you find, I guarantee I can show you 4-5 that are NOT happy with it.And I really wish people would STOP conflating artists with songwriters/composers. That is like thinking actors and screenwriters are the same thing and make their income the same way. Songwriters and composers DO NOT make money off of touring, merchandise, etc. like an artist does. Back when actual records were sold, songwriters and composers made the majority of their money from record sales, and could make a decent living from it. Now streaming services (founded on an unsustainable business model) have eroded record sales and replaced those royalties with royalties that yield far less revenue for the rights holders (songwriter, artist, producer, publisher). So the mentality that, "Oh, they make their money from touring and mechandise" DOES NOT APPLY to songwriters and composers. Their source of income has been decimated by streaming services.In addition, only the MOST successful artists make money from touring and mechandise. The majority of artists do not make much, if anything, from touring and merch, and in some cases they lose money. Large, established artists? Yes, of course they make tons of money from touring and merch. But for songwriters and most other musicians, royalties are a vital part of their revenue stream until they (hopefully) build up a big enough fan base and "make it big". The majority of musicians (artists, songwriters, composers) are not living high on the hog. The ones making millions are the "one percenters".Your comment, "If artists have to perform live, tough!" illustrates that you truly don't understand the situation, not to mention a complete lack of empathy. Songwriters and composers DO NOT make money from touring and merchandise. They are the ones getting royally screwed by an unsustainable music streaming business model that pays royalties of virtually nothing.
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Online Chinese stores now cutting iPhone XS Max price by up to $250
U.S. retailers have also been discounting the iPhone X series. Fry's started offering a $200 discount on the 128GB Xr in December, then it went to $250, now the dicount is $300, which means you can now get a 128GB iPhone Xr for $500. In my inbox today was a deal for $350 off an iPhone XS Max. These Fry's deals require that you use AT&T for your carrier and pay off the balance of the phone in 30 installment payments to AT&T, but it is still a relatively hefty discount compared to the past few years.
And the fact that the Xr discount started at $200 in December and in just a couple of months increased to $250, then to $300 is an indication that the latest round of iPhones are also not selling as well in the U.S., which I think most people are aware of at this point. So I don't think resistance to iPhone X prices is just a China thing, or for that matter just an iPhone thing. I think with smart phones in general the upper limits of the price-point threshold have been reached, at least for the next few years.
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Apple diagnostics software blocks third-party repairs of 2018 MacBook Pro and iMac Pro
svanstrom said:
Ok, so you understand the consequences, you just don't think that they should apply to you because you don't like them?larz2112 said:
Yes, I do understand the consequences, but thanks for assuming that you know what I understand. Simply upgrading a hard drive should not need to involve "messing with the physical security" of the computer. The T2 chip is a bit of overkill in my opinion and I think I could survive without it, like I have for the past 30 years. Why don't they just make the T2 chip an added "Super-Duper Security" option when you order a computer and charge a nice premium to those that are extra afraid of the boogie man?svanstrom said:
But, that’s exactly the situation; except that you don’t seem to understand the consequences of messing with the physical security of the device.larz2112 said:Once I buy a computer it is mine and I should be able to do whatever I want with it as long as I understand the consequences.
I was going to make fun of you for acting like a child, but with that whole thing about thirty years you're more like that oldtimer yelling about wanting the kids of your lawn.
Just realise that Apple, like all other companies, aren't custom making all their new products to fit all of their existing customers. If you don't like what they're selling, then don't buy it. That's what I do. As much as I can be a bit of a fanboy I just don't buy the Apple products that I don't like. Crazy concept, huh?! Not buying something that you don't want to buy… it's just crazy enough that it might work…No, I believe the consequences should apply to me. I think I made that clear in the very first paragraph of my first post. Where did I say that I think they shouldn’t, or are you just making things up in your head again? The consequences would apply to me the same way they would if I went swimming in the ocean without a shark cage and got bit by a shark.The majority of data breaches are the result of social engineering and people being careless with basic security measures. I take enough due diligence to protect my data and don’t need a T2 chip. Maybe some folks would feel “safer” with it, at the expense of giving up the freedom of upgrading or repairing their own property on their own. That’s not me.
As far as Apple not custom making their products, are you joking? You can customize just about every Mac that they currently sell, as long as you are willing to pay 2-3 times more than it would cost you to customize the system yourself. For the right price Apple lets you customize the processor, the memory, the hard drive, graphics card,and input devices.Yes, I realize if I don’t like something I don’t have to buy it. Thank you Captain Obvious. But at this point I have a decent investment in Apple-compatible hardware and software, and I prefer it over Windows. When the time comes to buy a new computer, if I can't find a new Mac without the T2 chip my backup plan is to go with a refurbished system that doesn't have it, which is a more rational contingency plan than "just don't buy it!"
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Apple debuts 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max with OLED screens
This kind of response is so predicatable. Every time someone posts anything other than a positive comment, someone feels the need to respond, chide them, and/or "school" them about why their opinon is misguided. It happens ALL THE TIME on this site. The Apple Insider air is thick with smug and pretention. Get over yourself. your opinion is no more valid or invalid than anyone elses. And yes, I realize the irony and hypocracy of my post, but it hopefully serves to amplify my point.StrangeDays said:
This kind of whining is predictable. Every year the smartphone grows more and more mature as a product category. The initial growth spurts are in the rear-view mirror, my friend. If you're deriving your personal happiness on surprises from tools like smartphones, you're in for a lifetime of disappointment. The more important questions are -- does this tool perform the jobs-to-be-done I have for it? Do I like it better than the alternatives?inplainview said:Trying so hard to be excited. It’s just not “magical” anymore. Loads of meh...
"Magical" is in your mind.
FWIW, I've been in the "meh" crowd about Apple events for the past few years.
