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On first glance I ignored all of the hubbub going on with Prince. It just seems so silly for an artist not to want to get paid for his music online, especially since more and more physical retailers are closing down their locations and moving to a mobile/online storefront. (See Prince’s ongoing battle with Google, YouTube and eBay here: Mashable.com).

In fact, I’ve heard that Best Buy won’t even stock an album if you as the distributor can’t guarantee at least 10,000 albums sold nationwide. With those kinds of numbers, it’s no wonder that so many indie and major label artists are turning to online distribution as