Disagree. You know how much money it takes to subsidize an 87 piece symphony orchestra? Or a full-fledged opera company? They need to pay dozens and dozens of people, maintain dozens and dozens of extremely expensive instruments, etc. They aren't surviving off of those ticket sales alone, the album sales (via iTunes and actual physical albums) are necessary to stay afloat. If everyone is pirating the Boston Pops or the King's College Choir or whatever there's basically no way they can make up the loss.
Do you think the people who listen to the Boston Pops or the King's College Choir are the kind of people who don't pay for music?
Just saying.
No doubt, but this was in response to Jacobtm's "Let the music industry die" hypothetical, not the current state of affairs.
