> >Stop worrying about the formats and start changing the
> >*MUSIC*.

A couple of things about this topic really interest me and, like Stewart, I
feel that my knowledge and hardware put me just close enough to the tech
edge to comment.

1. If all new CDs cost $9.99, I would again go to record stores and start
buying them based on the cover art and the band name (if that's all I had to
go on). The last bands I did that with were The Fixx and Steeleye Span.
Those were vinyl.

2. The "last mile" issues for broadband are significant. If you don't have a
broadband alternative right now, you likely won't have one until someone
installs the infrastructure for wireless broadband.

3. The issues involved with opening a broadband connection into your home
are immense. Like Stewart, I don't think I want to enable the Internet's
ability to serve me junk, viruses and whatever else. I used to curse my 56K
when it came to downloading music. Now I view it as extra protection against
the cesspool tidal wave that the Internet has become thanks to spammers and
virus criminals.

4. See No. 1. I like the ability to listen to an artist online and maybe
even download a song or two. But owning a CD and being able to burn what I
want, to the format I want, on the media of my choice.

Scott

NP: Uncle Tupelo "Slate"

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