I have been on MP3.com, both solo and with my band for several years. I (and we) have refused at every turn to fork over our scarce, hard earned money to them in oder to buy our way up their charts. This latest scam also strikes me poorly, though I imagine that they are attempting to survive in a world that has recently seen the demise of many, many dot coms. I just think it's inappropriate to climb the backs of starving artists to attain their money goals. What will hapen is that the rich will get richer (the pop genre contributors, techno, rap -- all of the stuff at the top of their charts and P4P lists) -- and the rest of us will continue to trudge along, unwilling or unable to pay the protection money. The more I write about this the less I like the establishment of what amounts to a class system on MP3.

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