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# Music As A Free Commodity
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-as-a-free-commodity/
- Published: 2011-10-25T08:14:57.000Z
- Updated: 2011-10-25T08:14:57.000Z
- Description: Many people want to sample something before buying or investing in a product. For example, we all like trying samples of food or test driving a car before making a. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/10/music-as-a-free-commodity.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, free commodity, invest, Michael Shoup, music, Music Business, Natalie Cheng, product, Rdio, Spotify, streaming, Subscription, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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Many people want to sample something before buying or investing in a product. For example, we all like trying samples of food or test driving a car before making a purchase. Streaming services like **Spotify** or **Rdio** help people sample music and hope that these people will end up purchasing a subscription or buying the music. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/music-as-a-free-commodity.html?ref=hypebot.com), **Michael Shoup** would like to know:

“As recorded music becomes closer to a Free Commodity, is it up to the **ethical duty** of the patron to decide how to compensate the creator \[Buy tickets to a show? Kickstarter support? Merchandise?\] allowing the artist to incentivize listeners through their recordings? Or should those who profit from the Commodity \[Streaming Services? On Demand Radio?\] be more **closely regulated** by legislation?” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/music-as-a-free-commodity.html?ref=hypebot.com))