Other artists such as Marillion and Jill Sobule have asked fans for
direct financial support already, but Dayna Kurtz explains why in clear
and precise detail in response to hate mail she got for doing so. More
specifically, she points out that her latest record sold only 900
copies but was illegally downloaded 50,000 from four pirate sites alone.
Not everyone realizes that such downloading is illegal. Those who do
come up with all sorts of rationalizations. "A huge artist is already
rich so they don't need my money." "A new artist needs exposure to
build an audience." These arguments fall apart for the glut of midlevel
artists who have built a following but aren't getting rich and aren't
even making enough to front their own recording costs.
As Kurtz points out, "the only thing that causes me some degree of
regret about this venture is that i'd
bet my bottom dollar that the the vast majority of people that donate
are the sort of fans who already buy my music, legally and
conscientiously."
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