[moehoward]

Apples music is a higher quality (less compression) than well over half of what's available through sharing. There are quality MP3's out there but it does take time and often many tries to get a good one.

Try this. Just like no single brick and mortar has everything, no single site would either. OldieMP3.com could sell, well oldies. You get the idea. Removing complex distribution would result in more $ to the artist.

Know why this will never happen? The RIAA.

[Jhoffa_]

Know why this will never happen? The RIAA.

With this apple thing out of the gate now, why would any artist want to associate themselves with the RIAA?

Sounds to me like legitimate internet distribution is going to be their downfall.

I mean, if you're that good.. Why screw areound with middle men? I wouldn't.

[Principled]

Know why this will never happen? The RIAA.

Don't you think they'll ever get it?

The longer it takes them, the worse the swapping will get, the more intrusive and unbelievable the laws will get, the less money artists under the RIAA will make, the less the RIAA will make.

Can they be that dumb?

[Sofa King]

> Apples music is a higher quality (less compression) than well over half of what's available through sharing. There are quality MP3's out there but it does take time and often many tries to get a good one.

Actually, I've heard alot of people say that Apple's music is lower quality. I've also yet to hear an MP3 that was noticably below CD quality.

Bottom line is that any clearly superior format can be copied.