Kutulu - I agree with you 100%. And by the way, I think there is a reason that the labels can't distribute directly - maybe something to do with anti-trust. I know that Loews theaters (exhibitor) used to be one with one of the distribution companies but court action forced a split of production/distribution and exhibition. I'd imagine it is a similar thing.
Everyone should remember that the music industry doesn't only pay artists and themselves big$$. There are people at all levels of the process making decent money - even down to some gopher at the studio that gets $15 an hour - a bit more than minimum wage, by the way - to fetch water for the band. These are the guys that will get hurt first in your boycott, not the executives or artists. Not to mention that every copy sold gets royalties for each artists involved, including the back-up band/orchestra and composers. Face it, music is expensive to buy because it is expensive to make - there is a lot of capitol and risk involved in signing, recording, promoting, and selling an artist. There are only a few people with the means to even get into that process, and they want to be rewarded for assuming that risk. There are lots of artists that have that money sunk into them that never make a dime for the label - they just lose money.
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