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Quotes From The Digital Music Forum

"We have a market we can’t address because of the interoperability issue," said Ted Cohen, Digital VP for EMI. "Call your Congressman in Cupertino."

Iradio_5The debate about who will win the broadcast/satellite/streaming radio wars is according to Motorola iRadio executive LaSean Smith "academic," and pointed out that "Fed-Ex and the post office co-exist…"Orchard_3

"DRM is a ten year-old speed bump," said Greg Scholl of The Orchard. "You need a Land Rover to get over it".

The first MySpace compilation has only sold 40-50,000 units according to co-founder Shawn Gold.  Asked if it was rejected as over-hyped he replied, "I don’t know if it was that, or if it was just a shitty CD…"

David Pakman of Emusic says the indy music is "the only area that is growing in terms of revenue Emusicnewlogo_6 and market share," and observed that the "independent artist has always been afforded advantages online that he has not been given in a traditional retail environment".

"An endcap in Tower Records doesn’t work, a single on K-Rock doesn’t work," said Michael Hausman founder of SuperEgo Records…(But) "iTunes is a great account," Hausman said. "It pays, and offers an outlet."

Complied from Digital Music News.

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