"An interoperable digital rights management standard for music downloads would ultimately be a boost for record labels, recording artists and consumers." Salman Momen, head of media technology at Capgemini Telecom

"Lots of people will miss these olde objects of veneration — even CDs will be missed. The photos and the lyrics, the liner notes, the credits, shout outs and thanks can be perused in a comfy chair while the music plays — you don’t have to be at your computer screen to savor the graphics and text. But downloads could offer so much more. They could be an opportunity to expand the experience rather than a whittling away of the music/image connection." -- David Byrne on the loss of album packaging and the promise of digital downloads