Giving away sound files helps sell CDs. Kiosks at Virgin Megastores . They approached CD Baby about being included on this, too. Not anytime soon , according to a report. Lessons from the software industry's past.
Copy protection is customer-unfriendly.
A deep article from Atlantic Monthly about MP3. Read this one if you have time because it has links to many other articles about similar subjects, ALL of them a great read. Selling items associated with the music is where it's at. One of the best things you can do is manufacture something that must be replaced immediately after use. Streaming MP3 files.