Record labels want a bigger cut of digital music profit

**Jorge** · October 9th, 2005, 03:11 PM

The music industry is filled with creative types, and many seem to be wearing suits these days. Consider the latest idea from the business suite at Warner Music Group, which is rummaging like the rest of the industry for new sources of revenue: when search engines like Google formally launch their new video-search sites, Warner Music wants a cut of the cash the sites would reap from selling ads next to search results. So if you type in "Madonna''—a Warner act—at the Google Video site (now in its test phase), and the results are accompanied by ads, Warner wants a share of those ad dollars as well as payment for any Madonna videos that are streamed or sold, according to a senior Warner insider who wasn't authorized to speak on the record, adding that the label has approached Google about the idea. Warner Music declined official comment. A Google spokesman wouldn't comment on any talks with record labels, but did say the company believes music companies should profit from their content. Generally, "that's what we are working on,'' the spokesman said. "We are in the early stages now."

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**notbob** · October 9th, 2005, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jorge

Read the complete article

link to the real article, not the stupid redundant piece of crap on the front page

and use the real title, "Selling Songs for a Song"

**zarquon** · October 9th, 2005, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by notbob

link to the real article, not the stupid redundant piece of crap on the front page

and use the real title, "Selling Songs for a Song"

Jorge always link to front page. Whohoo watch that counter go.......

**shawners** · October 9th, 2005, 06:14 PM

Ironic, Dire straits had a song about this long ago.. MONEY FOr nothing and your chicks for free. =)
Thats what it boils down to, even though madonna has her own music label without warner brothers. Even then its her video that she produced and for her upcoming album.. MAVERICK.

**mountain_rage** · October 9th, 2005, 07:18 PM

The entertainment industrie are going to destroy the internet. Seriously there has to be a limit.

Steve jobs should just start his own label and screw over the record industrie. Im sure alot of starter bands would love to be marketed on itunes.

**shawners** · October 9th, 2005, 09:50 PM

Actually the best thing Steve Jobs could do would be to turn out an INDIE music subscription service. No physical reproduction or 15 dollar cds sitting on the shelfs collecting dust or freight to ship out.. ITs pure profit.. Other then giving a few cents to steve.