unication, and of saving the wealth that non artists have come across. How is this revolution going to save people money? This revolution will eventually result in a new way of purchasing music. Would it not be easier to download the music, sleeve art, and lyrics straight from the music company? Some people believe that this will be the future. This will eliminate the intermediary from the equation. Imagine going to a favorite bands website and downloading sample MP3 files from every song on the CD. Then the buyer could make an intelligent buying decision. If the CD was impressive enough throughout, a person could then be directed to a download website and purchase the entire compilation. The price should be substantially lower. Reasons for this price reduction are; no reproduction mark up, no substrate CD's, or sleeves, and no shipping cost to the stores. What a magnificent concept! The buyer would then download the music, make the CD, print the inner-sleeve and artwork, print the lyric sleeve, and BAM it is complete! No more will the public be duped into buying a CD to find out there is only one good track on it. Another bonus to this way of buying music is making a greatest hit CD. For those artists that may only have one or two good songs on their CD, this would be another way to get sales. A person could download what they want and put those songs onto a CD. The industry needs to be heading in this direction, not turning their back on the patrons that pay their bills. Napster, or at least the premise behind Napster, will not go away. Music consumers do not want to see the artists hurt, neither monetarily nor emotionally from this service. People will gladly pay a fair price for what they feel is a good value. If the consumer has inclinations that they are not receiving their money's worth, they will get it free. The people have risen up against this gigantic machine that is the recording industry. The next suite in this opus is to ...
