I said it's not ONLY about money, but you're apparently too dumb to understand that.
I understand what you are saying. You think people shouldn't be able to enjoy the music untill it's officially released, out of respect.
I'm saying the reason artist don't want their music "leaked" is because of the potential lost of profits. If people hear music they don't like before they buy the album, then some people won't buy that album. So to make sure people buy the albums, artist/record labels ask for albums not to be "leaked". I was saying it's naive to think that there's any other reason besides money, for not wanting their album listened to before the official release date.
So what are you really respecting, the artist/record labels ability to make money off of you from buying music you potentially may not even like? Im guessing thats the reason there is so much "bad" music out there today. So many people blindly buying/supporting music they don't even like.
And are you saying, that technology is changing the world into an utopia, where there's no money, and thus musicians can distribute their art for free (since they don't need money to live), or that technology let's you easily steal artist's work?
No, there is no such thing as a utopia, thats a myth. The world we live in is constantly changing, therefore a utopia is impossible because there will never be a final state of being. However, an economy that isn't based on the monetary system is quite possible and is made possible through technology.
or that technology let's you easily steal artist's work?
If you can replicate artist work, how can that even be considered stealing?
For example, If I created a replica of a music cd by making a FLAC copy onto my computer, it isn't stealing the information from the original cd because the cd itself still contains the information on it.
To "steal" something is to take something away from something or someone else. A copy is something you create, not steal. The copy you create is not the original, therefore can't be considered "stolen". Once you realize that the outdated concept of "ownership" or "property" never really existed in the first place, you will then realize the absurdity to think something could be "stolen". Nothing in this world is truly owned by anyone. At best, "owning things" can be best described as: borrowing for a limited amount of time.