User blog comment:Angel Emfrbl/The thing I find most disappointing about this fandom.../@comment-35301431-20130307044818/@comment-53539-20130310141056

Bunai summed up my thoughts on the whole issue.

I have no cribs of it being used as a demo to buy the very first vocaloid, but if your using it with no intention of ever buying a vocaloid, you are no fan of the software.

I'm also against the idea of publishing any form of work involving the software either. What people don't "get" is the reason why the software is expensive is that unlike games, vocaloids are only expected to ship about a thousand units. Whereas with games thats a failure sign with vocaloids its a success. Games are expected to sell at least 100,000+ units, depending on if their a AA title that would be a success or failure.

The audience of the vocaloid software is headed for professional and amateur musicians and not some random punk who wants Len to sing a awful cover of Poker face or something.

Understanding this, you realize how delicate a situation vocaloid software is with how easily a failure to sell could impact the future of other vocaloids. How can a fan of the software justify themselves "stealing" a vocaloid via pocaloid and never intended to actually buy a vocaloid? They simply can't. Money is not an excuse, since if your taking music serious, your investing time and effort into your hobby/career and this will separate things. If you cannot afford Vocaloids if its your hobby; then find another hobby, being a fan is more then owning the vocaloid. If your a professional, well, these days with so many musicians on the net standing out is hard. Its a sad story, but your more or less going to be one of a million. :-/

Thus, yeah... Pocaloid is a thing that could be helpful to the fandom, but often isn't, because a lot of foolish fans don't accept the consequences of their actions. Even as a One Piece fan I often have said, "put money back into your fandom, otherwise there may be consequences, even though Oda is earning a lot of money from this that is still not a excuse." Even if its buying CDs in the voclaoid fandom, your helping the producer know their work is in the right place. You don't have to own the vocaloid to put money back into this. But sometimes, even this is beyond some fans capabilities. :-/