Record Labels' Answer to Napster Still Has Artists Feeling Bypassed

Last December, the major record labels responded with two Internet services of their own where fans pay monthly fees to download songs. Under this arrangement, however, the performers still don't get a dime: for each song downloaded, they stand to get only a fraction of a cent, according to the calculations of disgruntled managers and lawyers.

And, artists and their managers say, the labels, like Napster, aren't putting the music online with proper permission either.
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Did anyone really believe the music industry was looking after the musicians?