> Dear Peter and all, > > Being one of the members of the French list who expressed his disapproval > of Mr Y.'s "approach" , I would simply like to underline that I never said > a word against the idea of using a subscription to help to realize a > project, whatever this project may be : selling cds in advance for a > slightluy smaller price seems a quite normal and acceptable solution. But > I feel that asking potential buyers to pay 100 euros ( ca 150 $) for 1 CD > is a bit too much, and that sort of sponsorship is altogether a quite > different business.
public radio in the US used tobe funded by a $1 checkoff box on peoples yearly income tax forms. Politics put an end to that, now listeners have to put up with quarterly 'fund raising' drives that amount to begging at times. At times, corporate patrons of the arts have both contributed cash, but also goods - recordngs, free meals, coupons good for B&B stays... These 'extras' are not sold, but used to sweeten the deal; and are also a source of advertising (tote bags, T-shirts, coffee mugs with radio logos). Typicaly you make a donation at a certaain level and get a choice of 'premiums' or 'thank yous', which might be a coffee mug or a CD. I suspect Mr Y's appeal was in that spirit, and should not be viewed as you are implying it has been. The subscriptions the thing, not the courtesy gift. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
