I said its not right but its the way it is.
In reality, did you think making any sort of art would be safe from industry changes? What musicians do (and this is coming from an aspiring one) is not some sort God protected profession. The reality is, the product is super simple to duplicate in this day and age. Just like one day all the Oil and Gas companies will have to fundamentally change their business or close shop, the music industry needed to change. Most labels pay their bills by taking a cut of live show fees now (EMI made a killing buying 50% of Deadmau5's touring revenue for 2 million). The model has changed and adapted.
The business of anything isn't fair. Anyone working in a field with a fragile business model (like music in the 00s) is exposed to it. Right now you have millions of people losing their jobs or being affected by saudi arabia deciding to screw everyone over. Lifes a fickle bitch. Just cause you make music or tv doesn't protect you from that. Especially when the current status quo has everyone who is successfully involved in that business making more than most of us can dream of. Lots of headroom to cut artist salaries if the bottomline ever started to become an issue. It has to be the only industry where you could probably save hundreds of millions if the top earning 10% took a 10% paycut.
California dreaming isnt meant to last forever.
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