I guess we disagree then. I think artists should be paid for their work, and while I think the system should be fair, if it's not going to be fair, it should lean towards the creators before the consumers, because they're putting in the work.

What you're objecting to seems to be the middlemen and gatekeepers that existed when the system required more investment on the distribution side rather than the creation side, but with new distribution models that don't require these middlemen, let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater and remove fair creator compensation.