At the mp3 summit, Rapper Ice-T proved himself to be a visionary about where the future of digital music is taking us. The forum examined how freely available music can be used across the web to infiltrate peoples' minds and enter online communities, as opposed to the 'secure' pay per download format, which can limit a song's distribution. To put things simply, a band uploads a great MP3 to their website and publicizes the fact on Usenet and mailing lists.
People then check out the music and email their friends.
Before you know it, a thousand people from all parts of the world have checked out the band. Some put the song on their website, others link to the original file, web zine editors write about the band and people put the song on their personal FTP sites. We'll leave you with the words of one Ice-T and his perspective on the issue. All Rights Reserved.