Re:Their house of cards is collapsing. (Score 1)

Yeah, because we all know there was no music before copyright.

Obviously there was music, and some of the greatest ever written, but most of it was commissioned and paid for by the Church, the State, or the super wealthy. Copyright has shifted the ownership and control of art away from the institutions and into the hands of the individual.

Yes, there are now overpaid superstars. But, we also have a long and diverse tail of creative musicians who can make their art, push the boundaries, and get compensated for it.