[johnnyanmac]

>why would I pay spotify $15 a month for ripped off content that doesn't even go to the artist

because if you listen to more than 3 artists, the ripoffs are cheaper. And as is, Spotify has original music but barely pays the artist.

Sad fact is that very few people care about who is behind the art they consume. Maybe they care about celebrity gossip, but that's it.

>while I torrent/share/sample/remix/cover their entire collection?

under this theoretical system, the 90-9-1 rule applies. Very few people will bother producing their own music, so the worries of pirating is way bigger than non-corporations remixing/covering