Music will always find a way to be free. But trending to free means erosion if quality if the creators cant get value back.
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Totally agree, being free to consume but not free to produce just means ever worsening quality. Sad times.
If I break even on my forthcoming record, I will feel very lucky. But I created it because I wanted to see it exist in the world, not just to make a profit.