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Record companies are the ones that make most of the money off copyright. Artists profit from everything else (e.g., performances, sponsorships, merch, etc) whic
by zaptrem 3y ago
Record companies are the ones that make most of the money off copyright. Artists profit from everything else (e.g., performances, sponsorships, merch, etc) which would be mostly unaffected by a shortened (maybe 10-20, not 5 years) copyright duration.
- tanseydavid 3y agoWhile it may be less common at this point, most Major Label recording contracts (for unproven acts) had 100% merch rights written into them throughout 80's and 90's. 100% -> the label (just to be clear)