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# Birch Bark 15: Musicians Should Be Paid for Their Music, Right?
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/bb015/
- Published: 2014-11-18T07:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-18T07:47:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

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I had a surprising debate with someone at work about whether musicians deserve to be paid for their music. Apparently it's not universally accepted that they should. Today I discuss why I think musicians, and others creating digital art deserve to be paid.

The featured music this week is [ODESZA](http://odesza.com/?ref=birchtree.me), who recently released one of my favorite albums of the year, [In Return](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-return/id897564246?at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me).