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# How To Sell 1 Million Albums & Still Owe Your Label $500,000 [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-your-label-500000-video/
- Published: 2011-07-07T15:59:21.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-07T15:59:21.000Z
- Description: Mike Masnick turned us onto this great 14 minute video from lawyer Martin Frascogna entitled How To Sell 1 Million Albums and Owe $500,000. Mike dubbed this RIAA Accounting on. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/07/how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-your-label-500000-video.h
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201538fb9acc9970b-200wi "image from www.google.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201538fb9acc9970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) Mike Masnick turned us onto this great 14 minute video from lawyer Martin Frascogna entitled **How To Sell 1 Million Albums and Owe $500,000**. Mike dubbed this RIAA Accounting on [Techdirt](http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110707/03264014993/riaa-accounting-how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-500000.shtml?ref=hypebot.com). But whatever you call it, its the same sad state of affairs that's existed for decades. But things are changing. In addition to providing artists the tools they need to distribute and market music, the internet is also educated them. **WATCH & LEARN:**