[ksk]

>Switching contexts, you could say the same thing about garage bands

I don't know much about the music business, but as a layman, I don't think the two situations are comparable. I think that when a band releases free music they're thinking "I just need to put htis out for free and if my song goes viral THEN I'm going to get picked up by this huge record label, etc ,etc"

Its more of a "let me win the lottery" prayer, than any kind of volunteer type sentiment.

[Jtsummers]

I don't think GP was talking about releasing music for free. I think they were talking about bands that'll do a gig in a bar for $200 (or whatever's considered cheap) versus one that costs several times that, but is actually trying to make a living playing music.

[goorpyguy]

This is a good analogy, actually. You want a chance to do the work, and have people see your good work. You want that badly enough that you're willing to do the initial work for free.

[iMerNibor]

Which is basically the reasoning behind bidding 1$ then..

He got a lot of attention from just doing that aswell, so a success for him