This probably has been explained somewhere

[vincent_richter]

Originally Posted by vidgamer85

Yeah I never blew any of my money on any of Bambi's stuff and doing that just ruined her chance of ever getting any of it. You don't take previously free content and charge for it. You just don't.

Not that I disagree, but I think the whole question here is whether any of the artists in EM didn't give Bambi their consent to form a paid archive of their works. If they did, then all a backlash does is cause another revenue stream to leave the community. If they didn't, better evidence is going to have to be presented than vague feelings of betrayal. A modern court of law isn't going to find in your favor if you say "you just don't do things like that"; and, yes, though I didn't make the argument, this was experienced through direct observation.

Originally Posted by vidgamer85

What this needs is a backlash from the artists who are having their content exploited, and it can happen; just a few months ago Jebriodo and a bunch of my other FM artists found a site that was charging for their content. Complaints were raised, and it was taken down pretty quickly.

Yes, but is Bambi actually exploiting anyone here? If her house is in order, who are we to tell her that an artist that gave her consent shouldn't be in her archive? This needs some sort of proof, one way or the other, or this whole business can quickly turn ugly.