Dear Richard Cheese Fan:

If you've obtained my music without paying for it, please consider contributing some money to our band. 

It's the right thing to do.  I don't have to tell you why.

Please Honor Thy Cheese by simply paying what you think is fair, and become a true fan of Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine.

Your information will be kept confidential; this is not a sting operation.  We just wanted to give our new fans an opportunity to enjoy our music with a clear conscience.

Thank you for your loyalty, integrity, and support.

--RC

 

"HONOR THY CHEESE" CONTRIBUTION CHOOSE AMOUNT (select from list) (suggested contribution: $1 for each song) $10 HONOR THY CHEESE $10.00 $15 HONOR THY CHEESE $15.00 $20 HONOR THY CHEESE $20.00 $25 HONOR THY CHEESE $25.00 $35 HONOR THY CHEESE $35.00 $50 HONOR THY CHEESE $50.00 $75 HONOR THY CHEESE $75.00 $100 HONOR THY CHEESE $100.00 What is your annual income? Under $25K $25K-$40K $41K-$75K $76K-$120K Over $120K No Answer Unemployed How do you feel?

 

 

A MESSAGE ABOUT MUSIC PIRACY FROM COVERAGE RECORDS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, JACK MONTEREY.... Dear Richard Cheese Fan: Thanks for your kind support of Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine. We appreciate your loyalty and we hope you enjoy our albums. This letter is for people who fileshare music and rip CDs. We'd like to respectfully ask that you PLEASE DON’T copy, share, burn, rip, upload, sideload, duplicate, re-distribute, or otherwise infringe upon our copyrighted recordings and intellectual property. It's okay to put our CDs on your personal iPod, but please don't let our albums be copied by friends or family. The unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted music is just plain wrong, and it directly hurts Richard Cheese and makes it financially impossible for him to keep recording albums. That's why we're trying to stop music piracy and filesharing, and we would really appreciate your cooperation. Richard, his band, his crew, and many other hard-working professional people spend lots of time, energy, and money making our CDs. Richard also pays out royalties to the original artists for every song on every CD, which also costs a lot of money. Lots of money. OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY! You see, we're not a big record company with lots of funding; Richard takes cash out of his own pocket to fund his CDs. So, when you trade MP3s or give away burned CDRs, that means fewer people will purchase our albums. Yes, the economy is tough out there, but Richard has to make a living, too. Selling CDs is the only way he can make enough money to record more music for you. If his CDs and tracks are stolen, then he will go bankrupt. It's as simple as that. Giving away our music for free does NOT result in more CD sales for us; it just takes money away from our band, and makes it impossible to stay in business. That's not fair or cool. Is it okay to walk into a diner, eat a meal, and then leave without paying, as long as you tell other people how great the food was? Of course not. That's a crime against the hardworking people who work at that restaurant. Music piracy is just as immoral as shoplifting, stealing cable, and sneaking into movies. Richard asks you from his heart:  please don't participate in the stealing of music. Please resist the temptation to share, copy, and re-distribute Richard's songs. Please please please don’t loan out your CDs to friends, and please don't allow your CDs to be copied or uploaded. Otherwise, Richard won't be able to recoup his investments, and that means he won't be able to afford to record any more albums in the future. This is the real and serious consequence of music piracy and illegal downloading. Yes, the internet can be a good source of exposure, and we do appreciate people's enthusiasm. But theft is NOT an acceptable way to promote Richard's music, period. That is Richard's position on this issue. If you want to help Richard, tell your friends to visit iTunes and listen to the preview clips on-line. Or, you can let them LISTEN to one of your CDs. But PLEASE don't let them burn or copy your CD. Please tell your friends and cousins and co-workers and classmates to PLEASE GO BUY THEIR OWN CD. Richard's albums belong to Richard; he created them, he owns them, and he wants you to enjoy his work on the condition that you pay a purchase price for that privelege. There are real costs associated with recording, producing, manufacturing, and distribution, and we have to sell as many CDs as possible just to break even. We don't want a huge profit; we aren't in this business to get rich. We just want to earn enough money to continue making more new albums for you, our devoted fans. We do what we do because we love the idea, we love the music, but most of all, we love the fans who "get it" and support Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine with their loyalty and integrity. So, please keep supporting us by respecting Richard's hard work, and by making sure you aren't enabling or participating in the crime of stealing music. If you're gonna steal something, we recommend you go after gasoline, pharmaceuticals, and patio furniture. That stuff is overpriced! We love our loyal fans, and we want to continue making new CDs for you. Please help us in the fight against music piracy. Treat your new CD like a valuable treasure; you paid for it, so, let's make sure no one else gets it for free! Both I and Richard sincerely appreciate your loyalty, understanding, and support. We truly hope you enjoy our albums, and we also hope you will tell all your friends about RC & LATM. Thank you for believing in the Cheese. Best Wishes, Jack Monterey Senior Vice-President of Operations, Coverage Records Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine www.richardcheese.com Question/Comment? lounge@richardcheese.com