@RorrKonn
Ah, sorry, wasn't thinking like that.  Only problem I see with it is they could change your name.  They could even get the credit for your work without the recipient ever knowing who you are :-(

You had the right idea early on in your life when you were creating "tangible" originals, because originals cannot be pirated, it's impossibe, because the copy is no longer an original.  As with everything, it always comes down to "tangible" goods, real art dealers rely on it :-)

In a nutshell, the way I see it is that "the little guy" and that means "us", should take advantage of the greedy corporations instead of letting them do it to us.  Creating a tangible product and "us using them" to publicise it for free, we win and they loose, and so do the pirates.  For example, I pointed out how much I admire Primorge's pen and ink style in that other thread.  And what I would do, if I had that sort of talent, would be to create a complete book in that style, and release it as one of thoie large-format hardback books with nice quality card for pages.  People will always part with a fair amount of cash if the product is of good enough quality.  This is something Jobs understood with Apple.  He understood that in order to get away with what they're doing, the product would need to be physically beautiful and appealing.  Give people quality and they will pay for it, they will even sacrifice freedom, which again, is something Apple have proved.

The same is true for a book of art.  Stick it in a shiutty old a% paperback and youlre probably wasting your time.  but present it in a huge, formidable harback book of beauty, with a nice cover, make it attractive, and you will sell to everyone who is interested in that work.  They have no problem with paying because they're getting something of value for their money.

Will people pirate the work in the beautiful large-format hardback book?
Yes!

Will those that get the pirated product get what the genuine payers got?
No, because it's impossible to send a physical large format hardback book through a torrent!

Would it cost me to advertise my product?
No, because I'd "use" Google and YouTube etc to my advantage and create plenty of free publicity.  I'd simply "use" them instead of letting them use me, and I guarantee I would be the winner if I did so ;-)

Basically, I'd be using them to my own advantage instead of being a sucker and letting them (and their system) use me, it's as simple as that.  It's the whole concept of digital that is the problem, not the pirates.  Digital is a monster that cannot be controlled.  If you play along with the monster he will bite you, so best thing is to be aware that he exists, but hide behind common sense and beat him at his own game, use your noodle, use him to your own advantage instead of letting him use you.

Go the tired and tested analogue route of tangible goods, but be sure to use digital and it's far-reaching rampant corruption to help you publicise what is actually capable of earning you money - your own tangible goods.