Look at all these terrible attempts at controlling, and just how well they work. In every sector you have a cadre of elites and a much larger cohort of have-not

Look at all these terrible attempts at controlling, and just how well they work. In every sector you have a cadre of elites and a much larger cohort of have-nots. Musicians don't starve, they put on concerts and experiences and sell merchandise. In many ways music has already given up ownership of the music itself, because they let Spotify/Apple Music/et al eat their lunch. Fractions of a penny per-play is like nothing for 99% of musicians.