The problem is the amount of "choice" you really have. Would you have a few billions dollars in your bank account would you make the same choice? Ok billions are a tad much, let's take the other alternative: If you were paid a mere hundred buck for the same work, would make the same choice? Ok. We're going nowhere. The point is not about the amount of money. Is that the huge majority of people doesnt work by choice. The only one they got is between one company and another. It's kind of a forced choice where company have the upper hand, and can basically force intern to work for free: Not this particular intern (he can always choose to sell homemade pizza on the road). But interns as a whole. They can always find one ready to work for free. As they can always find a thenewsgreen ready to work for them, if you happen (I wish that for you) to make ton of money out of your music.