Hypocrisy

[--Pete]

Hi,

They're constantly being left in the dust by companies that are coming up with novel ideas to distribute and will probably dry up and blow away in the next few years as Artists begin to move more heavily to digital media distribution.

Yep. And if the government leaves it alone, the market will take care of it. Not a big deal -- sorta like buggy whips.

With the changes that have come, Artists are also being forced to create better music than one or two good songs and the rest drivel because people can now purchase just the songs they like.

Again, yep. I've got bunches of CDs and LPs that I bought for one or two pieces. In my pre-lazy days, I used to make tapes of stuff I enjoyed -- workout tapes, driving tapes, etc.

With the reduced cost of recording and the ability to (once again -- anyone else remember 45s?) sell 'by the song', artists can try more experimental things. If even a few people like it, they can at least break even.

It's win-win-win except for the leaches. What's not to like? B)

--Pete