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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
You could say it's their own fault for being so naive, but when you're young and someone waves a fist full of money in front of you and promises fame and fortune I doubt many people would look too closely at what they're signing. You certainly wouldn't be worried about any future income you might need when you're in your 50s.
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Absolutely. Add to this a system in which you could not advertise yourself without lots of $$$ and you get a system which stifles art, screws young talents and fattens already fat cats. At least now with the Internet there are many ways of promoting your work without depending on corporations and their armies of lawyers.
Most interesting survey on this topic
here: Artists don't think that piracy (sic) hurts them financially.