Zach informed us the other day that our album has been illegally
downloaded 1258 times. Intrigued, I did a little research of my own and
have reached a total closer to 2000 downloads in countries on every
continent except Antarctica and Africa (leaving me to wonder, why does
Africa hate the Carnies?).
Now, I'm willing to forgive those US
downloaders. I figure sooner or later we'll get them out to a show and
squeeze out a few dollars worth of tickets and merch. However, we're a
long way from touring Germany, Switzerland, or the Netherlands, and I
think a little recompense in order. I'm even willing to compromise on
price. Let's say $1 per download.
Here's my reckoning of the international debt owed to the Carnies:
Switzerland: $11
Sweden: $14.79
Spain: $35.39
Australia: $41.31
Italy: $47.20
Germany: $60.97
Netherlands: $60.96
France: $92.46
UK: $86.54
Canada: $103.23
So there you have it. I'll expect your checks by the end of the month.
Otherwise, this guy will be collecting:
-JC MIller
PS:
For those of you that can do math: Yes, I know that doesn't add up to
anything resembling $2000. The rest of the downloads (about 43%) came
from a whole slew of other countries like Russia, India, China, and
Uruguay. Unfortunately, I lack the resources to track the bastards
down. But they know who they are, and I'll get them eventually (I'm
looking at you, Latvia).