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That may be true, but the focal point of the story is still legit.

Also, I absolutely love having a physical copy of the music. I appreciate what I have much more, most people do. If I can just go and download any ol' chiptuners tunes, the amount of time I invest to digest said works is minimal because the amount of effort/money to get it was also such.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv-HKv2Ndgo

SONG TITLE                                      Date Released           Downloads
where is my mind (8bit remix)             May 23, 2010             146,683 hits

I know it's on youtube, and I know it's technically a cover. I had over 130,000 hits within a week period. The rest of them have come trickling in. I offered the song for free and am kicking myself in the pants for it. Why? Well friends, let me tell you...

If this were registered on a paysite (itunes, etc.) for the price of one U.S. dollar, I believe I would be quite pleased with the results. People will buy a single if they really really like it. Most people I know won't buy entire digital copies, they will just buy the two or three songs they liked from the album. If 1 out of 100 of these hits dropped a single dollar for the single (fairly likely) I'd be a grand and a half richer. Even if it were only one in a thousand, that's still a considerable amount more than zero dollars, the current net yield.

If it's hot, why not sell it? People pay to enjoy things all the time.
Does giving it away for free constitute a moral high ground? Doubt it.
If something even remotely like this happens again, will I take advantage of the situation? You betcha.