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Gettin' paid

The breakdown of where the money goes from commerical music on the Internet is quite interesting. There are so many hands in the pot on this thing. The big question that hits me in the forehead from the distribution of the funds are the big chunks that go to the labels and the publishers. I guess the labels spend significant money on promotion and should get a return on that, but 30%? Seems a little bit lopsided that the people who actually came up with the music get a third of that.