The stupidity… it burns

Independent music release means MONEY for the artist and NOT the recording Industry.. remember people the Recording Industry is NOT the music Industry..no matter how much they keep wanting to be.
Oh and that $23 average per artist is ONLy for major bands that have HUGE muegabuck contracts.. otehrwise its average of $3..yes THREE)
via Buzzfeed

As if you need another reason to love Iggy Pop, the veteran rocker (and his band The Stooges) have the single most entertaining concert rider [think of it as a concert contract] TSG has ever obtained. The document—all 18 pages of which you’ll find below—describes Iggy’s requirements in terms of amplifiers, security, lighting, stage set up, and dressing rooms. But unlike most similar documents, Iggy’s rider is written in a rollicking, stream-of-consciousness fashion that delivers multiple laughs per page. Apparently written by roadie Jos Grain, the Iggy rider is peppered with witty gems, tasteless asides, and typos. For example, in describing how Iggy’s dressing room should be made to “look less like a typical rock & roll dressing room,” the rider suggests that promoters “just let someone loose with a little bit of artistic flair…Er, do you know any homosexuals?” Explaining the need for two heavy duty fans, Grain notes, “So that I can wear a scarf and pretend to be in a Bon Jovi video.” Also, don’t miss the backstage requirements of a Bob Hope impersonator and “a copy of USA Today that’s got a story about morbidly obese people in it. Most amusing!” (18 pages)

[I found p16 and p17 to be absolutely laugh out loud - The G33K]

Very worrying “one sided” Developer Agreement/Contract by Apple Inc. that within certain commonwealth countries the contract could be held to be voidable in not totally unenforceable ie: “ticket rule” per sect 10.4, for just one of many many examples. Other’s I can see from first glance are coercive clauses, not to mention a few highly questionable “unconscionably” clauses (under Australian Law).
Note: The above is my opinion only and does not qualify as legal advice