ASCAP et al specifically take money out of the system and give it almost entirely to a small fraction of the most wealthy and successful. It's an absolutely cor

ASCAP et al specifically take money out of the system and give it almost entirely to a small fraction of the most wealthy and successful. It's an absolutely corrupt and absurd way to fund art. Also, heard about Payola? Back in the 1950's record label paid to get their stuff on the radio, just like people pay for sponsored content today. Attention is the scarce resource here. The only issues with the Facebook and YouTube things here today are: they are undemocratic, show ads, and support plagiarism. Sharing of cultural works with credit and without ads is perfectly fine and is promotion for artists.