[thaumasiotes]

I've always found the website annoying, but you can see and play the scores without needing to pay for an account. (Or even have an account.)

The new "official scores" are an exception; you can't even see them without paying. A step backwards in my opinion.

If you really want one of my musescore files, send me a message and I'll be happy to email it. Odds are other people on the site will do similarly.

[AstixAndBelix]

The software is free, the hosting and sharing service is paid.

Seriously, if you can't even accept this then let's just ban free software already.

[thaumasiotes]

The hosting is also free. I'm not paying anything to store my stuff on their website.

If they start blocking user scores that cover official scores, they'll be over a line.

[viraptor]

They already do, but partially. You can upload anything, but can't make it public if they match the title to something known. I don't know what's the threshold / database they use, but if you want to see the message, try to call something "City of stars, la la land" and upload.