[hnnnnng]

only in a "free-"market. Also there is a concept of "fair price" for a reason. You can't charge insane prices everywhere, especially for essential items.

[forrestthewoods]

It's a good thing a service to help individuals sell their music on a variety of online services isn't essential.

[dllthomas]

It might be, if making music is the only real way you have to make money. Of course, in that case I would hope that you would use your proceeds to pay the service pretty quickly.

[forrestthewoods]

Essentials for Life: food, water, shelter, and cheap access to internet services created by other people.

[wfunction]

Wait so if the only real way I made money was by theft, then that would make it "essential"?

[dllthomas]

Yes, that's is clearly exactly what I said.

[mooreds]

Sure, I agree. Not all markets meet the concept of 'free'. But distrokid is competing in a market that is pretty close (helping musicians distribute music to services).