So if they are not going to make the 1.5 million songs available to the public, what are they going to do with them? Most are submissions from independant unsigned artists/bands if I understand it correctly. Did the artists waive rights to commercial use when they submitted the files? Does this mean TruSonic will now supply "muzac" to hotels and restaraunts that is royalty free? Interesting that TruSonic is a spin off of Vivendi...

I think the artists that posted their works need to review the agreement they posted their works under and see if Vivendi is liable under the DMCA for copyright infringement.

I think the artists have a right to be compensated for their works and Vivendi had no right to sell the aritists works without paying them something for them.

I think the shoe needs to be placed on the "other foot" and Vivendi Universal needs to be sued for copyright infringement instead of the consumers.