There's an important extension that isn't clearly visible, which is the commodity aspect. When there's an established market for an artist, the financial succes

There's an important extension that isn't clearly visible, which is the commodity aspect. When there's an established market for an artist, the financial success (see headline) is a necessary signal that the artist's market is healthy. Everything else is more or less secondary, both to the market and to the artist as product and manufacturer. In other words, a lost/settled/won lawsuit is not a liability for him.