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."

The 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…"

"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 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.