If enough big artists do this, it accomplishes three things: 1) Breaks the backs of the major labels who could not survive without big artists, and 2) teaches consumers a new norm for obtaining music, and 3) actualizes the concept that consumers buy music from artists not labels. This all will be both good and bad for indie or small artists, probably in equal measure and unknown ways. -Jim -- -Jim www.myspace.com/jimcombs www.sensitivechaos.com -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: BK Broyla <bkbroyla@xxxxxxxxx> > It's a stroke of genius for RH. And the same indy, bootstrap idea helps > unknowns take it to a higher level. My only question is, can you use this > idea > to run the whole path, from unknown to RH's level? I suspect the large > record > cos are still useful for getting you the exposure from low-level to hugely > famous, but at the bottom and top ends you probably don't need them. > > BK