response 4 of 183:

Mar 27 23:31 UTC 2000

Interesting article, I read it a couple days ago or so.

I'm starting to wonder now whether the current star system can work at all
with a technology that permits many easy good copies.  Maybe... but the
megastar is really a recent phenomena based on the technology of radio and
recording.  Before that, there were stars in some areas (like opera), but the
distribution problems tended to limit exposure.  Now the problem is being able
to charge for "performances" (playbacks).

So do big recording artists deserve the opportunity to be megastars?  Should
they (or their representatives) be able to use some tech but prevent the use
of other tech that might cut into their receipts?