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You seem to be about a decade out of date, per your wikipedia link. It states ~72% of music (down from ~88% in 2012) is owned by the big three (not four, after
by 29083011397778 4y ago
You seem to be about a decade out of date, per your wikipedia link. It states ~72% of music (down from ~88% in 2012) is owned by the big three (not four, after EMI was eaten by Sony in late 2011). Best of all, parent may have the right idea buying from Bandcamp. From your link:
> These companies account for more than half of US market share. However, this has fallen somewhat in recent years, as the new digital environment allows smaller labels to compete more effectively
Which to me at least suggests that seperating hardware like CDs and LPs from the actual music is helping artists. Perhaps that should be taken with a grain of salt, though: I'm still optimistic and naive enough to think things may improve for artists.
- dmitriid 4y ago> It states ~72% of music (down from ~88% in 2012) is owned by the big three (not four, after EMI was eaten by Sony in late 2011). It's hard to keep specifying the exact composition of the music scene, and the market share by the Big Four then Three then Four then Three again is fluctuating between 70 and 90 percent from year to year. > I'm still optimistic and naive enough to think things may improve for artists. The Big Ones have the industry in chokehold. Bandcamp is fine, but if you want to listen to something other than indies, you're stuck with the catalogs owned by the Big Ones. For example, https://www.sonymusicpub.com/en/songwriters https://www.sonymusicpub.com/en/songwriters Anything from Betales to AC/DC and from Enio Morricone to Dolly Parton is owned by Sony. So you want to start a service and provide a service that provides both indies and this music? You will bow to industry's terms. If you have enough money and clout like Apple, you'll be able to negotiate better terms. Until then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯