According to you they take more out, but the truth is, they put in just as much. Artists willingly go to labels because most of the time, they either don't hav

According to you they take more out, but the truth is, they put in just as much. Artists willingly go to labels because most of the time, they either don't have the resources or just aren't interested in dealing with everything that has to do with the music business (it is and always has been a business). They just want to concentrate on what they do best: playing music. Unless you outlaw business, there will always be labels because there will always be an artist that doesn't know how to deal with the business side of the industry. They also might want connections that they otherwise wouldn't be able to have. Venture capitalists serve the same purpose as a record label, yet this entire forum is based around the industry and nobody here seems to have a problem with them.