This essay is a general discussion about such directories. There is lots to learn from Napster , and I assume we'll be finding out more for a long time. He points out that a good volunteer-created database should be designed with incentive for the entry of accurate information . You can read Evan's comments in his February 16 entry . A normal simple database would have just that text.
Some people provide a mixture with one name in parenthesis.
So, here again, more users increases the value, this time by adding human created variations. This is another part of the bar recording industry-provided systems will have to get over if they want to serve music lovers as well as Napster. It isn't just price. Longtime readers of my web writings may recognize the name Julianne Chatelain . Julianne has been the first reader of almost all of the posts to this log and the rest of my web site because I run down the hall into her office as it's uploading to show her.