Many of those artists were under contract with other companies, however, so the Indie Soundcheck Project was done on a non-profit basis. After the expenses of making it are recouped, the rest of the money goes into a special account earmarked for recording the next in the series. That's why it's also called the "Zero Income Project."
為了克服許多參與的音樂人被公司合約綁住的窘境，計畫採用「所有人都不拿錢」的義工方式執行，專輯所得扣除必要的成本開銷後，盈餘全數存入專款帳戶，以供錄製下一張合輯之用，因此又被稱為「零圓計畫」。