It's better than global starvation. Or are they both increasing?

The system kinda worked for the last two decades but it's definitely time to give this some clarity.

These companies will eventually either have to take responsibility or give up control.

Because now free access to music has created a marketing channel that allows the consumer to discover music that fits their tast instead of simply being inundated by whatever current pop song has the largest marketing budget.

The good music was always out there, now it's easier to find.

That closer alignment between supply and demand (beyond taping and bootlegs) creates an economy that allows more of these second and third tier artists to produce high quality recordings. I'd also factor in the drastic drop in costs for high end mixing equipment.