Re: OT: Last.fm

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

Well, Last.fm seems to pay .0005 or .00005 USD for each play (or 10% of 
their share of Net Revenue, which can't be much). Rhapsody, Napster, 
Amiestreet, etc generally pay 1 cent per play. I actually make a bit of 
money from those services, but with Last.fm I'm only making a twentieth 
as much, at best, so it stacks up pretty weakly. On the other hand, 
there's no setup/submission cost so it's all "profit" - probably worth 
it in conjunction with the others.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com

>> Good, would you recommend this Artist Royalty Program?
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> Too early. Can neither recommend to participate in or to avoid it. No
> feedback heard from existing local PROs yet, and they work differently
> in different countries. Legislation regarding different rights
> connected to music differ between national territories, biggest
> discrepancy US vs Europe. Interesting initiative though. I hope this
> indicates a viable future for digital music to prosper business-wise.
>