[Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's

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In a message dated 11/13/2005 2:41:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
larrys.bands at charter.net writes:

I would  feel better if the musicians and composers got a fairer shake and at 
the same  time the people that are doing the copying resent the high cost of 
a  
CD.  Let's face it, the production costs on a high run CD are about a  
dollar or less and packaging is about another dollar.  That leaves  about 
$14 profit for someone and the performers and composer are way  
downstream on the profits.  It's hard to believe with those kind of  
profits the recording and distribution industry is hurting  much.



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Ah, but Larry, you are talking about people who have contracts with large  
labels.  Who on this list would EVER have such a thing.  We all pretty  much put 
out our own CD's or record for smaller independent jazz labels who  treat us 
much better.  Even those of us who record for a small label are  able to buy 
our CD's from them fairly cheaply.  So - if they do the  packaging, some 
distribution and promotion, they deserve to make something  off of the recording 
too.  Even with CD's made by us for ourselves, there  is NOT $14 profit.  WE are 
the ones that paid for the studio time, the  musicians, the arrangements, 
union dues and pension, for those in the union,  etc......
Then there are the taxes we must pay, the money that the festivals  take for 
sales, the shipping and on and on.
The REALITY is that at $15, CD's are placed RIGHT where they should be for  
us to sell.
Mike Vax