https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4074288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4074288 Your logic works if you only are going to listen to a song a few time

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4074288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4074288 Your logic works if you only are going to listen to a song a few times, but after a certain threshold, the artist would receive more money than from a CD or iTunes purchase.