Well,
Let's look at it from a monetary point of view. Say you had a song that an Artist recorded and sold a million copies. At the current statutory rate of 9.1 cents per copy mechanical royalities would be $91,000.00. Devided between you and the Publisher on a 50/50 split your gross amount would be $45,000.00.
Not to mention Airplay royalities. If it was illegally downloaded and sales were only 500,000 you would be cheated out of half of your share as well as the Publisher and the Artist, Record Label, etc. Now you may only be lucky enough to have one song that is sucessful. Are you willing to grant someone a pass and get your song for free?

Charging a very high price for a Cd may only result in less sales for a CD but doesn't give a pass to those that think it is all right to obtain it for free as a "lesson" to the Record Label. If something isn't selling there most likly will be a price reduction to move the product.


Ray E. Strode