Lala

A new site with a nice name and concept called lala.com launched today. Basically it is a used CD trading marketplace with a $1 fee that goes into a fund for the musicians. It is true that when you buy a used cd at a store the artists get nothing. (This is also true of art auctions but at least then, if the artist is living, the value of their future work can go up or down.) Anyway it has a very simple interface as well as what seems like a great "if you like this artist you might like this artist" function. The only thing I find a bit precious is their request that "I ask you to do your part by doing the right thing: remove songs from your iPod or PC if you've agreed to send the CD to another member." which is something I doubt people will actually do.