Dak,

I agree with you. The ol'paradigm is shifting. The marketing of recorded music will be completely different within the next few years.

My earlier, somewhat "tongue-in-cheek," comment was meant to illustrate this:

We belong to the world's largest internet networking group of musicians. Most, nearly all, of our members have been disenfranchised with the business conducted by the major labels. Now, with these major labels in trouble, one of our allies is in a good enough position to be expounding his theories for the future of the music business to Newsweek, one of our nation's three largest news magazines.

My Mama didn't raise any fools.

I'm going to wish Mike Laskow's model well. If I were to find any problems with it, I would offer my findings, along with any theoretical solutions, in a spirit of teamwork and friendship. I want JPF and our allies to become powerful forces in the music business. It is people, not models, who do business with each other, and even if I never do any business with Taxi, having them become a major music filter can only help Just Plain Folks which can, in turn, benefit our entire membership.

All the Best,
Mike

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You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
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