[discostu]

I believe it too. But I also believe that 7 million people worldwide didn't hear it.

I don't know any musicians now that don't have day jobs, and you'll never hear a single song they ever make because of it. Once the distribution model breaks down there will never again be a nationally or internationally known musician, every one will be a local phenomenon.

[Not Insane]

__Once the distribution model breaks down there will never again be a nationally or internationally known musician, every one will be a local phenomenon. __

I disagree, if for no other reason than the fact that there was widespread distribution of music prior to the invention of the record. I think music will still be "sold," but only as attached to something else of value.

There ARE nationally known basketball players, even though almost ALL of their antics are watched live.

[Knitebane]

Gee, that explains why nobody's ever heard of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart or Chopin. Or Gershwin, Rogers, Hammerstein, Straus, Sousa or George M. Cohan.

Good thing we have that distribution model you spoke of that allows people to become known world-wide unlike those poor saps. Maybe then they wouldn't just be local phenomenons.

/sarcasm