There's a balance to be had. On one hand, you need to get your song in front of as many people as possible. On the other hand, you need to get as many of thos

There's a balance to be had. On one hand, you need to get your song in front of as many people as possible. On the other hand, you need to get as many of those people to pay for the song as possible. Making it clear that taking the song without paying is bad is necessary, but at the same time you want to encourage people to try new songs risk-free. The radio used to do that. (And still does, to an extent... For the most promoted artists.) I think a constant campaign of artists talking about about supporting them by buying their music would work much better than lawsuits. Everyone thinks the lawsuit won't get them. Many more people will react to an emotional call to action. But that's my opinion, and isn't based on any facts that I can prove.