On 13/02/2008, Matthias Kirschner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Alex Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-02-09 15:03:51 +0000]:
> > Donation is no way to reward people. It subjugates them, and turns them > > into beggars. Art by patronage exists but is limited, but having moved > > into a world where artists are properly paid for work and not reliant on > > hand-outs, I doubt the majority of artists would go back. > I am very astonished to read that you state artists are properly paid > for their work. What makes you believe that artists are currently paid > properly? Do you have any sources? Because from what I heard from > several artists, I concluded that the current system is only working for > a handful of big stars but not for the whole other artists. The current system is expressly designed by and for the middlemen; the artists are milked like cattle. I urge Alex (and all here) to reread Steve Albini's description of how the system worked as of 1994: http://www.negativland.com/albini.html - d. _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
