Lots of news lately about Radiohead offering its newest album as a download (choose your own price). Saul Williams and Trent Reznor decided to do the same with their new album.
They’ve made a lot of headlines, though Issa (Jane Siberry) has offered self-determined pricing for her music for some time. We’ve been offering our music online in download options of free or purchasable as high quality MP3/Ogg formats or physical CD for the last five years. I’m sure many other artists have offered their work this way but the method is getting large-scale attention and, it seems, acceptance.