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I suppose if I were a less established or unknown band, I'd arguably rather have people download and listen to my songs for free, rather than have them never hear the songs at all.
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Bingo. I am, and I would (in a less-established band and rather people download for free than not listen).
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Music is already pretty much a disposable art form, so that's a wash.
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Yes and no. Pop music that's churned out to the masses is indeed, but it's very much a sliding scale, with Britney, etc. at one end and bands like Radiohead, well, not at the other end, but a good ways down the scale. I would argue that bands that give it away for free are either towards the one end of this scale (where they care enough about their music to want to get it out there, even if that means sacrificing some profits) or they have nothing to lose (like most indie bands like mine who would just be happy selling enough CDs at shows to cover the costs to make them, in our case, under $1000) so would prefer the exposure, because the sales aren't coming, either way.