In an address at a streaming media industry conference here, Robertson said that selling songs one at a time is not the way to go on the Internet.
Some analysts agree that there needs to be a new system for selling music online.
Pricing online music the same way as physical music will not work. Robertson has been a leader in using new technology to distribute music and promote artists. But his innovative ideas have yet to prove themselves in the marketplace. Brought by the Recording Industry Association of America, the suit took a bad turn for the company when a federal judge sided with the recording industry in a key ruling in April. Most have outlined plans to offer access, but they are slow in opening their vaults.