RE: (idm) FAX reissues (was: Re: dreamfish "re-issue") - free rant ded!

From Ashok Divakaran
Sent Thu, Dec 4th 1997, 14:32

> I've been mumbling about Internet music distribution being the Future Of Music
> on these lists for several years now.  (Not claiming prescience here, just a
> rather obvious pathway due to familiarity with the technology.)  It's about
> time the music was MORE ubiquitous, not the other way around.  FAX titles
> changing hands for over US $100 or whatever while there's re-issues of other
> titles just seems really silly to me in this day and age.
>
>       - Greg
>

You may be interested to know that an AT&T subsidiary is currently in talks
with electronics manufacturers to introduce an "internet music device"
next year. Not clear whether it's more of a technology demonstrator than
a consumer product, though.

Ashok