Musicmystery
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ORIGINAL: tj444 imo, if you couldnt earn a living from being an artist, it was because you didnt offer what people wanted, that and peoples taste changes so artists tend to go out of favor, not because of piracy.. Few artists ever earn a living at it due to the fact that there are better artists that are their competition.. Well, then your opinion would be silly. I had three albums distributed worldwide, with rapidly increasing product...for which I wasn't getting the cash, because it was copied. Presumably because people liked it... I instead concentrated on performance, also quite successfully, thank you very much, until I got tired of traveling all the time and getting home in the middle of the night more often than not. I cut back on my performing, promoted concerts, when into music wholesale, and started artists co-operatives in Boston and New York. I started teaching college music by invitation at local four local colleges. When piracy also affected the mainstream wholesale markets, I started my own consulting practice, and while all this was going on, was noticed for my writing, worked a great deal free lance, published dozens of columns, articles, and marketing materials, until I was offered a very good deal to teach professional writing. Today, I write a LOT of private (protected) online content. If you're done with the obnoxious personal shots, the issue is the bill and piracy. Billions are lost to piracy each year. My experience is anecdotal, but dismissing it changes nothing.
< Message edited by Musicmystery -- 1/18/2012 11:18:05 AM >
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