We have one collector who sends in his bids from an oil rig in the South China Sea,'' says James Corsellis, managing director of icollector. But a work of art is highly subjective. The MFA never bids at auction unless a curator examines the work in person, so the phenomenon is unlikely to affect major museums - at least for now. But the skeptics and enthusiasts alike concede that there is no stopping the trend. As the Internet matures, everybody is looking for credibility - whether it be about visual art or tunes.
Free music abounds in cyberspace.
The venture adds credibility to the MP3 format, the technology that lets users download high-quality music.