1.	Yesterday I watched the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, on C-SPAN, of people on all sides of the controversy about Napster and music on the Internet.
2.	I was surprised to learn how far another innovator, MP3.Com, had bent to accomodate the music industry, by providing a way for people who had legally purchased CDs to gain immediate access to the music over the Web. The CEO of MP3.Com, Michael Robertson, gave a compelling demo, and was backed by the testimony of Roger McGuinn, founder of the Byrds, a popular band of the 1960s.
3.	From there, I went to McGuinn's MP3.Com site, found his email address, rm@mcguinn.com, sent him a message, and got a response.
4.	It's important to understand the music business from the artist's point of view. We've heard from the industry, and there are plenty of vocal fans, here's one of the founders of rock and roll, Roger McGuinn.