“Switching from an LLC or 501(c)(3) to an A-Corp model is a bit like a gambler switching from roulette or slot machines to blackjack: no matter the game, the odds are still stacked against you.”
– Critic
Louis Bury, on the limitations of
Yancey Strickler’s proposed pro-artist legal structure. “
A-Corps are a capitalistic answer to the economic and social ills artists experience under capitalism,” Bury argues. It and Strickler’s
Metalabel are innovative, but they won’t solve the root financial problem for most artists: a market that is not large enough to make a living.
