Oh, cry me a river for the poor record industry. I don't suppose their problems with making a profit have anything to do with the huge number of totally hopeless acts they sign (anyone who's ever been in the promotional mailing list for a label has to wonder about what they didn't sign after seeing all the obvious stillbirths that did make it), the huge amount of money they spend at ever step of the process (refer to the famous Albini article for an account). And what about all those mob ties detailed in the book "Hit Men"? And to add insult to injury, if a band does manage to recoup on the myriad costs foisted upon them by the industry, the label still owns the master. This is like the bank owning your house AFTER you've paid off the mortgage.