cj1965
I encourage you to be critical of MQA, which looks to me like a cure in search of a disease. But I don't think it represents any kind of potential disaster.
The use of technology to completely control the channels of creative content distribution - superimposed on the traditional music industry model, is a recipe for disaster.You sound like Chicken Little. There may have been a time when the music industry had that kind of power, but those days are l-o-n-g gone. Technology has democratized all media. The real power today is in the hands of content creators. The decline of the music industry, newspapers and magazines, radio and broadcast television are all reflections of that simple truth.
I encourage you to be critical of MQA, which looks to me like a cure in search of a disease. But I don't think it represents any kind of potential disaster.