I do know some of the people with the money behind the project, having consulted for them at one time, but I really didn't mean to make anything sinister out of this. La La is just another business as usual, as Michael said. If you feel you are getting a good deal from their service, ignore the bullshit marketing and use them. They are already taking steps for the online community. Build relationships, make people think you are doing it for moral obligation towards all humanity, then add new cd sales, song downloads, membership hooks, etc. I would be amused to see the specifics of where the 20% for the musicians really goes though. Cheers, Gary -----Original Message----- From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Holmes Online Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:53 AM To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: www.lala.com From: "Gary Littleton" > I can tell you the prices and the > service are only to lure people initially, long term their strategy > has little to do with trading used media. Gary: Would you care to expand that thought? Do you have some inside info (or a theory) regarding the ulterior motive? b