I think it does fuck up the game but just think of all the hands in the pot that gotta get paid off each cd!!! I think it's the reason for bootlegin too!! Independent labels gotta charge too because they not gone sell as much as a major based on promotions!! While a major sells 1 million copies an indie label will sell 2,3 or even 400,000 copies NOW when it comes to the artist gettin paid the major got to pay like 10 people before the artist touch somethin and the indie label artist will only have to pay maybe 4 or 5!! So just say these 2 artist aint on a FUCKED UP ASS LABEL RAN BY SOME BITCH ASS NIGGA'S WHO NEED TO BE SHOT THRU THE CHIN WIT A SAWED OFF, they would get about the same money. (Sorry i got emotional!) LOL!!!! Somethin like that but basically the artist gotta get paid thru all the people above him and budget's and so on.