Who's Paying for Your Apples?

The podcasting ecosystem is a lot like a massive apple orchard in the Fall. Tons of apples, ripe and ready for harvesting and to be used in a variety of ways. As a consumer of apples, I can look at them and enjoy them all I want, but as soon as I pick one, I've got to pay for it. I can't just walk out of the orchard with a bag full of someone else's crop. The farmer wants to be compensated…