[namank]

So you are donating to the artists? Why do I need an intermediary for that?

Maybe an 'art' tax which gets distributed amongst artists proportional to how popular (number of people downloading/listening) they are on the net? Kinda like doctors the Canadian health system.

Or that artists just need to load their songs on an mp3...so I will own every song by Blink 182 if I go buy the notPod

Or they distribute their music free with their branded souvenirs

Or they collaborate with other artists and start selling mixed tapes (playlists)...so 10 bucks for 11 songs by 4 artists. Of course the 11 songs are similar in taste and of genre/appeal that a single person is likely to want