"Tell me (and Barassi) why this sort of thing happens. If your answer includes words like 'licensing,' 'rights' or any other explanation of the convoluted system that the labels themselves set up to prevent people from purchasing their music, your answer, while 'technically correct,' is completely wrong."
In other words, who cares?
The artists (as a general body) do not care even the slightest if I live in a foreign country.
The customers don't care what country the artist was in when they created their work.
That leaves the middlemen - who are increasingly irrelevant precisely because they are providing no value to either side.
"Tell me (and Barassi) why this sort of thing happens. If your answer includes words like 'licensing,' 'rights' or any other explanation of the convoluted system that the labels themselves set up to prevent people from purchasing their music, your answer, while 'technically correct,' is completely wrong."
In other words, who cares?
The artists (as a general body) do not care even the slightest if I live in a foreign country.
The customers don't care what country the artist was in when they created their work.
That leaves the middlemen - who are increasingly irrelevant precisely because they are providing no value to either side.