The problem I have with what you said, is the artist knows what they are getting into day one. It's sort of like buying a house that has a leaky roof and then c

The problem I have with what you said, is the artist knows what they are getting into day one. It's sort of like buying a house that has a leaky roof and then complaining that the previous owner sold you a house with a leaky roof. Yeah the contract might suck, but I have a hard time feeling very sorry for you if you knew about it before you signed on the dotted line. If they didn't know then they are stupid to not have had a lawyer read the contract. If the power dynamic is backwards, as you say, then you should be able to write a better contract. If you can't then distribute yourself. With digital distrobution become a more popular method of getting your music out there, I'd think that the roll of Big Record would begin to diminish.