1. I think if music was sold at the rate of 1 cent per album, there would still be piracy. In fact, I think there would still be piracy if music was free behind

1. I think if music was sold at the rate of 1 cent per album, there would still be piracy. In fact, I think there would still be piracy if music was free behind a sign-in wall, just like I still click off nytimes.com any time it presents me with a sign-in page EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN ACCOUNT. It simply isn't worth my trouble. Similarly, people who copy whole mp3 players worth of music will continue to do so, because it's a heck of a lot easier than going online to a website (because presumably ads would be the last hope of making money on music if it was free) and picking songs or albums out one by one. 2. Any song that people actually care about downloading will, by defintion, quickly reach 98 cents at Amie St. Sure, you can snag song that 15000 people care about for less, but then again, only 15000 people care. The songs people actually download en masse (such as Michael Jackson lately), will be no different from any other buck-a-song site.