Demand for asset-based bonds depend on projected future profits. The idea listed under the Shadow Internet post could bring the market more down to earth, where there is a limitless supply of mp3 and the actual number of downloads reflect the actual demand there is for a song. The problem I see is that software could be automated to download songs so as to improve figures. This kind of software could be outlawed because other than downloading mass quantities of anything, it has no practical, economical or legal use.