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How 2 Pay the Artists (was Napster meeting today)

Author:	Brad Pettit
Posted:	6/20/2000; 2:24:49 PM
Topic:	Napster meeting today
Msg #:	17966 (In response to 17962)
Prev/Next:	17965 / 17967

MP3.com has a mechanism called "Payback for Playback" that's based on how many plays a particular piece gets. Granted, the fund from which they pay artists is minimal, but it is a system that's in place. Check out http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_stats/12/red_delicious_.html for an example.

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