The copies are free. The music is paid for - by that ~1% of the musician's audience. Don't pay for copies - make your own for nothing. However, you can't make

The copies are free. The music is paid for - by that ~1% of the musician's audience. Don't pay for copies - make your own for nothing. However, you can't make your own music, so pay those who you WANT to make music. It only needs one in a hundred fans to make it worthwhile.