Re: A very interesting and important read on illegal AND legal downloads and streaming.
iTunes is slightly better. If anybody remembers the famous Lady Gaga Spotify payment, was it around $150 for 1,500,000 listens...
Here's a fantastic service for independent bands and musicians to get their music to digital market and actually get a fair percentage of the sales:
http://www.tunecore.com/I have several friends who use this service and they all like it.