If you don't take a stand sometimes people will walk all over you in this industry - I totally understand, I am having to put my foot down myself after being crossed one too many times. People will use any excuse they can not to pay you or to not to honour an agreement (not that I am saying this is what happened in this case but it is an all too common scenario in this industry) and I do know at least one very, very big name (not 313) who has come to Australia and been exploited - just because you are an icon doesn't guarantee you immunity.
Remember also that many people of colour cop bullshit from customs people (it's called 'racial profiling') and if a person of colour has a violation then they are gonna be put through the ringer more than someone who is of West European extraction. Why should anyone put up with this? I think the value of money is insignificant - it's an issue of principle. >>that does generate some sort of sympathy, but not much. at best it >shifts >>some of the blame to the promoters. how much does that visa >cost compared >>to how much he raised his fees? sure, the promoter >didn't do what he was >>supposed to (this isn't a new story, why aren't >both sides more careful?). >>but there is a question as to if this was intentional on the part of >the >>promoter or not, how did he end up putting down "inaccurate >information"? >>an invonvinience clause was probably not in the >contract. and it wasn't >>just mills that was inconvinienced.
