Use kickstarter -> Piracy offset by pre-paid fan funds + more artistic freedom -> Problem solved.
Or, you know just consider the fact that most great artists throughout history made their work for it's own sake, without neutering it for mass appeal out of fear of profit margin expectations.
If you're a consumer, don't pirate shit without buying it. You should show your appreciation for an artists work, and your desire to see more from them.
If you're an artist, don't ***** about piracy. You're missing the point of art if profit is what you're in the business for, not to mention that if someone pirated it, that means someone experienced something you made, which should be what you wanted in the first place.
Or, you know just consider the fact that most great artists throughout history made their work for it's own sake, without neutering it for mass appeal out of fear of profit margin expectations.
If you're a consumer, don't pirate shit without buying it. You should show your appreciation for an artists work, and your desire to see more from them.
If you're an artist, don't ***** about piracy. You're missing the point of art if profit is what you're in the business for, not to mention that if someone pirated it, that means someone experienced something you made, which should be what you wanted in the first place.