The idea of having music be free is attractive, but the drawback is that lots of people who are full time artists who currently make a living from their music would be forced to get a regular job like everyone else and then they would have a lot less time to compose new music. Also, many talented artists who make efforts to compose and perform music primarily for the money would no longer have an incentive to keep making music. This would shrink the body of newly available music and reduce diversity and choice dramatically.

I also wish music could be made non-commercial and freely available, but the drawbacks are considerable. There needs to be a compromise where the artist continues to own the music they write and perform and has a convenient and cost-effective way to sell their music directly to consumers, and bypass the markup by both the record company and the local music retailer.