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Here’s an interesting take on the music business and the economics of it from Blink-182’s Tom Delonge. Tom thinks we’re moving towards a situation where artists will simply give away their records and focus on making money from touring, merchandizing, endorsements, etc. I completely agree with Tom on this. Some musicians are still stuck in the old mind set and the old ways of doing business. Most artists don’t make much off record sales anymore, because you can simply download music for free off the web. As a result, artists like 50 Cent routinely post new tracks on the web for free....

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