Music was being made LONG before there was a music industry. Creating value and collecting a portion of the value created are completely different skill sets.

Music was being made LONG before there was a music industry. Creating value and collecting a portion of the value created are completely different skill sets. You can't put them together by just saying it MUST BE SO. That's the "central committee" approach and history has shown that while it appears attractive, it will more likely destroy it all.