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by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1290 days ago
> If an artist digitally releases a music album for free - it's worthless?

That is my intended meaning, though it doesn't need to be released for free, only digitally. If the album is a series of mp3 files in a zip archive why would one pay for it when they could just get a perfect copy from their friend (who got it from a friend, who got it from a friend, who got it ...)?

I do know the answer to this question: kindness (Patreon and similar). I don't know market forces to be particularly kind, however.