[NewMusic] From "Reinventing Record Deals"

[grobair at emusician.com]

Oh, and my favorite line of the week is from the latest issue of Rolling
Stone about so-called "360-degree deals", which the majors are pushing now
so they can also get a cut of a band's merch, licensing (which some already
asked for), etc., and not just publishing and record sales.

<<"We've woken up and said, 'Hey, this isn't fair,' " says Tom Corson, RCA's
general manager. "Record companies for years have funded the brand creation
of artists and have only benefited through record sales.">>