&gt;Switching contexts, you could say the same thing about garage bands<p>I don&#x27;t know much about the music business, but as a layman, I don&#x27;t think the two situations are comparable. I think that when a band releases free music they&#x27;re thinking &quot;I just need to put htis out for free and if my song goes viral <i></i>THEN<i></i> I&#x27;m going to get picked up by this huge record label, etc ,etc&quot;<p>Its more of a &quot;let me win the lottery&quot; prayer, than any kind of volunteer type sentiment.