MusicDish: "In a shocking statement made by Back Street Boy, Kevin Richardson, he testified that they have never received a royalty check." [Scripting News]

In case you thought I was making up that bit about labels screwing over artists, read this (amazing) story.  I knew it was bad, but I didn't realize how corrupt the "auditing" process is.  Standard industry contracts put terrible restrictions on how audits are performed, and by who. 

That's using your oligopoly power.  In a fair market, they wouldn't be able to get away with that sort of thing.  Artists wouldn't sign those contracts.  But as it is they have no choice.

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