Detroitfunk calls it quits

**TheUsualSuspect** · August-20-15, 09:04 AM

http://detroitfunk.com/

I spend most of my web-surfing Detroit-time right here on DetroitYes, but I do enjoy occasional sojourns to NailHed's website, as well as others.

I jumped onto the detroitfunk website today, to learn that it was just recently closing shop. Now, as a private project...it's the owners property to do with what they will. I miss these historical resources though, when they disappear.

The reasons behind the closure are most distressing. I'll let you read and judge for yourself.

TheUsualSuspect

**ScienceFair** · August-20-15, 09:26 AM

Very sad, it's been a great site for a long time. More disappointing is the BS that Dfunk has been going through with hack corporate digital media.

**dtowncitylover** · August-20-15, 09:27 AM

Wow that is disappointing. But it's nice to see someone not selling out their principles.

**hybridy** · August-20-15, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by dtowncitylover

Wow that is disappointing. But it's nice to see someone not selling out their principles.

truth. best of luck in future endeavors to the folks @ detroitfunk

**TheUsualSuspect** · August-20-15, 10:03 AM

I sent the good people at clickondetroit [[local4@clickondetroit and newsrelease@clickondetroit) an e-mail containing a small piece of my mind. A small piece is all I can afford...there is precious little remaining.

Randy can do with his website what he chooses. I'd like to see the people at clickondetroit own up to their error and pay the guy.

**Johnnny5** · August-20-15, 11:34 AM

I like the site and will miss it, but IMO he's looking at this the wrong way. While he should definitely go after those who have stolen his work without permission or compensation [[apparent WDIV), the criticism of "wealthy corporate entities" is just a case of supply and demand and realizing that the fair price of your work is only what someone is willing to pay for it. Sadly, as many artists and photographers know, sometimes that isn't much and sometimes it's nothing at all.

**KJ5** · August-20-15, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Johnnny5

I like the site and will miss it, but IMO he's looking at this the wrong way. While he should definitely go after those who have stolen his work without permission or compensation [[apparent WDIV), the criticism of "wealthy corporate entities" is just a case of supply and demand and realizing that the fair price of your work is only what someone is willing to pay for it. Sadly, as many artists and photographers know, sometimes that isn't much and sometimes it's nothing at all.

So "supply and demand" excuses stealing someone's work without their knowledge and then refusing to compensate them? How about I go shoplift at 7-11 and then claim "supply and demand"?

**Johnnny5** · August-21-15, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by KJ5

So "supply and demand" excuses stealing someone's work without their knowledge and then refusing to compensate them? How about I go shoplift at 7-11 and then claim "supply and demand"?

Did you read the entire post on Detroit funk? If not, please take a look again. The first part of it is complaining about the apparent theft of his work. Which is why I said "While he should definitely go after those who have stolen his work without permission or compensation [[apparent WDIV),". Much of the rest of the post is about those companies that contact him with interest in using his material, but don't want to compensate him for it, or don't want to compensate him "fairly". That's where the supply and demand part comes in.
It's frustrating to work so hard on something and then find out the market for that work isn't what you had hoped, that's something a lot of people can relate to.