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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5963)	8/31/2002 4:33:53 PM
From: paul_philp	Respond to of 46821

Lizzie, Check out www.listen.com. It has recently updated it's services and lowered it's prices. It is much, much better than previous attempts. Full catalogs from the 5 biggies and a decent interface. It is not perfect but it is a big step in the right direction. I also believe that pressplay has also reduced prices and upgraded their service as well. I think the distributors are hedging their bets. I also think that in the end the telecomm industry will take over the distribution end of the music industry (note the recent deal between listen.com and SBC). It is impossible to make a behaviour illegal and change that behaviour if people don't percieve a harm in that behaviour. Marijuana has been illegal for 50 years. The campaign against drunk driving didn't focus on the criminal penalty but on the harm caused. There will no way to stop downloading and copying through regulations. Paul