New tune for digital music in 2006

Iria · Dec 26, 2005, 01:26 AM

Many people are likely to be unwrapping digital music players as they gather for the annual present-fest this Christmas.

While they will be delighted to get their hands on something that is rapidly becoming a must-have gadget, the device itself is only the start of the story.

A format war is looming and illegal downloads still outstripping legal ones by a ratio of three to one, despite a sustained legal onslaught by the music industry.

For the record label, the battle is to persuade people to pay for the music they put on their machines. For consumers and critics of the way the music industry is handling the transition to digital music, the battle is to convince them to be a whole lot more radical.
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Dec 26, 2005, 01:26 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	New tune for digital music in 2006 Many people are likely to be unwrapping digital music players as they gather for the annual present-fest this Christmas. While they will be delighted to get their hands on something that is rapidly becoming a must-have gadget, the device itself is only the start of the story. A format war is looming and illegal downloads still outstripping legal ones by a ratio of three to one, despite a sustained legal onslaught by the music industry. For the record label, the battle is to persuade people to pay for the music they put on their machines. For consumers and critics of the way the music industry is handling the transition to digital music, the battle is to convince them to be a whole lot more radical. ___________ Read More / Source: BBC News