And yes, Prince did do some giveaway stuff and has worked every angle he can come up with on the net. Guess what...his newest site
http://www.npgonlineltd.com/ is a paysite. Yep, like a fanclub with lots of good new stuff that you get to pay for. Not expensive but enough to pay the bills.
Worldwide whatever, I hold a worldwide trademark on my band's name and I get performance royalties worldwide through ASCAP's contracts with other world performing rights organizations. So don't give me that shit. You're not paying for my art, you're paying for the labor that it took to put my art in a tangible form for you to enjoy. Otherwise, I might as well just enjoy my music in my own head.
I've wasted more than enough time on this. i have to go put up some pictures you'll probably steal anyway, since you don't want to pay to hear my music. Nice.