The Nickel in the Juke Box.(music industry can find ways to make music downloaded from Web...

Can the music industry maneuver fast enough to turn downloaded music into an asset rather than a threat? Send your thoughts to letters@iw.eom.

The debate over Internet-delivered music will pick up again this week, when executives from Internet and music companies come together in Los Angeles.

This time, though, the conversations are less likely to be about the threat being addressed by the music industry's Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) and more about the opportunities inherent in digital music. Those opportunities are being pursued by many of the c