He also suggested that there are different ways to pay (other than micropayments) that could replace subscription fees. He just didn't say what they might be. I think micropayments could work if it was done correctly. Each user could have an online cash account along wiht each artist that want's to use the service. People could buy music online the way they buy stocks online. The price of course would depend on the popularity of the service. In Napster's case (or any other filesharing service) 50 million users could keep the price down to one or two cents a song, lowering your $150.00, Jack, down to $20.00 a month.
But you're right, micropayment works best for artists who host their art on their own servers, no so well for an aggregated network of millions of different songs. Someone would have to track and certify every file and make sure payments go to the right person. So, like he said, there are other ways. Just gotta find out what they are.
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