The music industry profit model is shattered beyond repair. The industry leadership, not the artists, broke it themselves. They refused to see the huge, glowing hand writing on the wall about the digital age, and fought digital music with a pathetic passion. They tried copy protection schemes and lawsuits, but to no avail.

The vast majority of music will be sold online in the future. Piracy cannot be controlled, and duplicating is flat out simple. If the music is in any digital form, it can [and will] be stolen -- that's just a fact. Sad, but true.

Some folks believe that performances will be the big money generating machine for future artists. Who knows, but it makes sense to me. At least until full-blown, 3D digital bands finally replace humans...alas.

I hope you have registered your works with the gov copyright office before you put them out there.

CD baby is a good site to sell stuff, as long as the market holds out.

For duplicating, give Kunaki a look. It's very inexpensive and very fast, and you can set it up for direct shipments, etc. All robotic.

Fire, the wheel, and the I IV V -- foundations of civilization.