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fatdog789 on June 16, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fleet Foxes thank piracy for their success

At several million copies sold, that comes out to quite a bit.

jonursenbach on June 16, 2009 [–]

Not really.

Reznor profit: 1,000,000 * .80 = 800,000

RIAA profit: 1,000,000 * 18.98 = 18,980,000

4% profit. Fucking chump change to them; and not to mention that _they_ own your music, _not_ you.

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