On the topic of music, copyright, and free stuff. When you think of music and the big picture, bands should be giving music away for free (Radiohead!). This is

On the topic of music, copyright, and free stuff. When you think of music and the big picture, bands should be giving music away for free (Radiohead!). This is done so as to create new fans and reach more people who might come to concerts in the future. Or (gasp!) actually pay for an album to support their favorite music performer. Musicians should be thinking about creating a relationship with their intended audience. They should tap into the networked age, and bring music out of the low space it occupied in the past between the producer and consumer. Bring music into the wide multi-national and multi-lingual community. To understand and to make meaning of it all - is the key of the 21st century. Not to monetize.