Well, as much as I could use the money...ehhh...I d'know. Maybe it's just a failing in me, maybe it's actually A Good Thing™, but I've always been one to place principle before profit.
I once turned down a thousand bucks because I wouldn't proclaim on the air that a country music station was the best in Seattle (the station called me cold and I claimed a different station was my fave, then they "accidentally" called me back, knowing I'd know the "right" answer, so they could have someone say it on the air; they were a new station trying to establish themselves at the time). Just as an example.
I guess it's one thing to have someone waltz in to your office with a complaint, and another thing entirely to have *written documentation* of said complaint, which indicates that (a) said someone really is serious about what they're asking, and (b) should they ignore the email, there's documentation proving that they ignored it if said person escalates to ye olde Taking It To Court.
I suppose that's true, but they were still less...intractable, I guess...via e-mail than in person, which surprised me.
When I went in there, they seemed to have the attitude of, "We're going to protect our artist, you have no rights here, too bad, so sorry," despite my being polite, despite the obviously and unavoidably confrontational nature of the issue. So this sudden reversal in the face of an e-mail was delightful, but still a surprise.
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You may hear back from him with an offer but I'm really glad his unethical behavior didn't work.
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I once turned down a thousand bucks because I wouldn't proclaim on the air that a country music station was the best in Seattle (the station called me cold and I claimed a different station was my fave, then they "accidentally" called me back, knowing I'd know the "right" answer, so they could have someone say it on the air; they were a new station trying to establish themselves at the time). Just as an example.
...like I said, it might be a failing. ;)
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But after I e-mailed 'em--they asked for a formal request via e-mail--shit got done. Weird, that.
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When I went in there, they seemed to have the attitude of, "We're going to protect our artist, you have no rights here, too bad, so sorry," despite my being polite, despite the obviously and unavoidably confrontational nature of the issue.
So this sudden reversal in the face of an e-mail was delightful, but still a surprise.
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