Hasn't your lucrative market disappeared? (Score 1)

This is a two part question: 1. Assume for the moment that the practices of the "US music industry" (e.g. through selective use of play time, and advertisement budget) have lead to the creation of a music monopoly which has enabled a few elite bands to be paid far too much for the music they create. Please list ways in which artists and the music industry competed fairly and unfairly. Feel free to provide examples that are specific to Metallica. 2. If you think (as I do) that the music industry and supported artists are extracting a monopoly price, why shouldnt consumers jump all over free (even "illegal") music when they get the chance?