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Who am I supporting?

I'm a guy who uses a streaming service to find new music.  Periodically, I'll make a list of the things I want to go ahead and buy in some form, and buy them.

I buy basically as a way of "voting" for the music I like, and to support musicians.  Something I've always wondered about, though, is who am I supporting when I buy the music of deceased artists?  Not the artists, obviously.  I assume in many cases their families get some royalties.  But where does the money generally go?  Is the label just gobbling up those dollars?

I listen to a lot of jazz and blues, and the bulk of the artists are no longer with us.
trentmemphis
orpheus10
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Do not concern yourself one iota in regard to where the money goes, because in 9 out of 10 times the artists family will not get one red cent.


Jazz musicians have been notoriously bad business men, and the most prominent record companies were always quick to take advantage of that. When you add in the fact that some of the best jazz musicians were addicts, and no one can be taken advantage of easier than an addict needing a fix; you get the picture.
trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 
This all pretty much confirms what I already figured was the case, but one hears the "you have to buy physical media to support the artists" argument so often, I thought I'd ask around, just to make sure I wasn't missing something.
audioslain02
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“There are two types of people in the music business, Artists and Con Artists” 
-Carlos Santana. 
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