On Sat March 11 2006 07:18, James McDermott wrote: > As for a name, I agree that "web releasing musician" is a bit > unwieldy, and "PIZZA" and "ECS-files" would require a bit too > much explanation! "netlabel" is a term that already has some > currency - could we use that or a variant? Just as people who publish books on the web are "self-published", I would describe people who release their music on the web as "self-released". Maybe you're looking for a term that differentiates between people who release exclusively in formats that are intangible from those who release their own CD's as well (or authors who get their e-books put on paper through Lulu or CafePress), but I myself don't think that distinction is necessary. Rob