That would be an option, but would make sharing and upvoting the post less attractive. What if one saw the rewards on such posts more like a curation reward or support for the hiver than a reward for the actual content? What if the band proactively allowed embedding of their songs on social networks and other websites (it's an option on YouTube that can be enabled or disabled), or even monetized their songs on YouTube and earn more money if more people listen and share it? Then it would be a win-win to post songs on Hive.
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I understand what you are saying, but the large account holders here on Hive simply feel that you are making money off someone else's work (even if it is not your intent). They won't change how they feel about it, I'm certain of that. In a perfect world, the band would be posting their own work here on Hive directly. Maybe you could make a post about the song or group, then pin a comment with a link to the song with a declined payout?
I also understand that it's problematic (non-original content) and think how it can be done in a safe, mutual beneficial way. On the other hand if the band allows embeds, also Facebook and other social networks are de facto making money if users share songs, by displaying Facebook ads next to the users' posts. So there on Facebook it is ok, but on Hive it's not? Zuckerberg is allowed to make money with people posting YouTube songs, but Hivers are not allowed to earn curation rewards from song posts, where the band allowed embeds? Does not seem fair to me.
I understand what you are saying. It still think my suggestion is worth looking into, or at least some variation of it. (maybe leothreads is a better place for it!)