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The dominant seller of music on the Internet has a new look: Pricing changes to Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store have gone into effect, with some popular songs now $1.29 apiece.
Apple said in January that it would end its practice of selling all songs for 99 cents a piece and begin offering three tiers: 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29. Record companies can pick the prices.
In exchange for the ability to set prices, record labels agreed to sell all songs on iTunes without “digital rights management” technology that hampers users’ abilities to copy tracks or play them on multiple computers.
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It looks like Amazon and other mp3 sellers are going to follow this trend as well. While taking off the DRM is a good thing, charging more for mp3’s seems like your just encouraging more people to find alternative, free methods to getting their music. Especially if you’re only buying new releases, since those will be the $1.29 ones.
~ Kristi