little guy helps blaze the trail…big guy swoops in and gets the money and benefit.
“If the majors are going to be co-owners of the new site, what would make any of us believe that they’d treat the artists/writers not on their labels fairly? After all, these are the same people who have thumbed their nose at fair competition with schemes such as radio payola for many years. The major label system has regularly shut indies/grassroots artists out of significant radio play, off most shelves at record stores, out of corporate controlled music venues and relegated to the commercial music equivalent of the “back of the bus.” These are going to be the new owners/gatekeepers for MySpace Music?
Really? “