> I guess this is another nail in the coffin for the "economic argument" in favour of monopolistic copyright law. People will continue making good content even

> I guess this is another nail in the coffin for the "economic argument" in favour of monopolistic copyright law. People will continue making good content even if it is freely available, and sales may even increase rather than decrease. This reminds me of a semi-relevant experiment that happened in the underground UK bass music community; most labels are privately owned and self-releasing albums are the norm. So, somewhere in 2009ish Vinyl was coming back within the consumer Market, it was always strong within the DJ and producer community as dubplates were a form of currency to show exclusiveness and clout to get people to come out to the raves to hear a certain 'sound.' But, it occurred to the label owners and producers that they were losing a lot of money to the downloads, so instead they started to offer free digital DLs with the purchase of any vinyl pressing from these labels/producers. This was a direct response to customers voicing their opinions on forums and radio show chats/comments that made an effective feedback system possible. I used to have to wait 2-5 weeks for a vinyl to arrive, and the USD-GBP exchange rate was horrible, so I often resorted just getting the digital version, but after having lost my collections due to failed HDDs twice I knew I had to change. And once they offered this option the community responded and an influx of vinyl purchases started to come in from everywhere creating 2-3rd pressings just to fulfill demand Soon after that low-cost vinyl players were starting to gain traction and it really took off, as it was seen as somewhat of a status symbol. Now, every bandcamp artist worth it's salt has limited pressings with exclusive deals that offer this as the model proved successful--many of the artists I follow are often sold out within a week. The Freemium model can be pretty effective, I used it in my startup to some success: but 60x is beyond anyone's expectations, congrats! Sidenote: the aforementioned music community had its humble beginnings as a Pirate Radio station and being a platform to highlight local talent in an emerging scene. Years later Red Bull Music Academy would come around and invest tons of money in PR and events for those same artists.