Online music openings


NY Times: Online Music Business, Neither Quick Nor Sure

In a striking lack of originality, every new service above is in some way a designer imposter of iTunes, which sells songs for 99 cents each and albums for $9.99.

SJ Mercury News: A former outlaw, Napster goes legit

The Napster brand and kitty logo now adorn an online music service the record industry first envisioned as the anti-Napster.

I’m preparing a big post comparing the features and usage restrictions of the various legit download services for later today. Stay tuned.

Andrew Raff @andrewraff