I have bought several DAM CDs and really like them. I thought MP3 had a great setup and wish they would just leave it alone.

I have asked them about creating custom CDs of lists of MP3s from artists that have not created their own CD, or don't have enough material for one yet. I would gladly pay outright to have a CD sent to me of, for example, the songs on the Mudcat MP3 sites. Song costs could be prorated based upon their percentage time of a typical CD. A 3 minute song, for example, would cost 3 (15.00$/60 min of a typical CD) = 75 cents.

They responded that they don't provide this service, but it sure seems that it would be a much better way to support their site and independent artists than what they are proposing now.

I definitely don't like the idea that performers could in effect buy votes to move their songs up the charts.

GutterBucky