[MLUG - DISCUSSION] internet-only songs and Cringley's prediction

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Cringley has his predictions for next year and a review of his results for 
last year here:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070105_001440.html

One of his predictions for next year:

   No one DRM technology emerges as the winner and the RIAA begins to back
   off as it loses a few legal cases. Still, no Internet-only song wins a
   Grammy or is even recognized as existing.

This raises some obvious questions for me:  Where do we find internet-only 
songs?  Are their sites that keep records of which internet-only songs are 
most listened to or most liked or somesuch?

The Grammys are an industry event, so they will focus on the money-makers 
just like the Academy Awards focus on money-making films (i.e., Hollywood, 
where they hold the award show).  I don't expect that to change, but it 
should be possible to find a way to keep track of success of internet-only 
musical works and to have an award-show, perhaps broadcast on internet 
only, that helps to promote those songs and artists.  If there is no money 
in it, it won't happen, but there is always some money (ad revenue, at 
least) in such things.

So what's going on with this?  I couldn't find anything all that 
satisfying in my Google search and Wikipedia search.

Mike

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