Mick, you read me wrong. I am a folk music presenter who receives many CDs of folk performers. I stand by my opinion that we are asking too much at $15 for a CD. I disagree with you that there is any EASY way of getting any of these sites to pay any royalties, especially to folk performers. We have to work with the current situation. I certainly do not denegrate the artists you mention, but are they charging $10 for a CD? There are still a lot of short CDs by national folk performers and there is still a lot of 'B' material. I refuse to name names but I've purchased CDs that meet that criteria. If there are CDs on Napster (actually there are very few in the FOLK genre) I would appreciate the ability to listen to what I am about to buy before I fork over my money. Would you accept the word of a car salesman without driving the car? Are there better ways for folk artists to get their music heard? I would suggest that Napster may be ripping off the Rock world but true folkies need better quality sound and are more likely to use it (just like listening to a folk radio show) as a way to finding new music so they can buy a CD. An alternative would be the old radio adage "If you play it, say it!" and make Mapster provide a link to a site where the CD may be purchased.