Also discussed here last week:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34458695" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34458695</a>
As long as this is what the shareholders want, I don't see any issue with it. The strange part is why would Sting want to do this? $500K wouldn't move the needle for him in any material way. Why risk your legacy for chump change (relatively speaking of course)?