> You paid $20 to buy their songs, you can listen to those songs millions of times What you’re describing is a gym membership. Sure, some members spend all day

> You paid $20 to buy their songs, you can listen to those songs millions of times What you’re describing is a gym membership. Sure, some members spend all day every day at the gym. In reality, most members come in rarely if at all. If most consumers are like me, they don’t play an album millions of times. > Oh and if you think artists get 60% you should go talk to one. While some indie artists may get that. Anyone who sells a fairly nice amount of CD's makes next to nothing on CD sales, some even lose money. I didn’t say 60% of CD sales go to artists. I said more than 60% of iTunes music sales go to creators (which includes the label, writer, performer, etc.) I also didn’t say I buy a lot of CDs. I only buy an album on CD if it’s not available of iTunes. When I buy a CD directly from an unsigned artist, it’s mostly profit for them, but in most other cases, the performing artist makes under a buck for something I paid $20 for.