Are you really saying that all forms of creative expression – music, literature, dance, dramatic performance, etc. – are all no more than the bits that represent them when captured in digital format? Taking that a bit further, do you believe that all channels of distribution whether live performances or printed books should also be free to all?

Isn’t the real point here that artists may want the music they create to have monetary value, regardless of the distribution channel? And it’s therefore up to “the market” to determine what and how to pay for it?

While channels such iTunes and traditional CD’s explicitly value recorded music for sale, the value is “hidden” from consumers in streaming distribution models with an ad revenue model or where included with that monthly mobile device fee.

To bait the conversation a bit further, here are some definitions from dictionary.com:

Information:

http://dictiona...wse/information

Art:

http://dictiona....com/browse/art

Artists are information brokers. What they do is present information in creative ways.