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iTMS Launches in Japan

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-in-japan dept.

ickoonite writes "The iTunes Music Store has finally come to the Land of the Rising Sun! After months of tricky negotiations, Apple has reached agreements with 15 record companies for the supply of around 1 million tracks, with per-track prices between ¥150 and ¥200. AppleInsider also has some blurb, and Apple has an (English) press release on the launch is here. The question now is: 'Where next?'"

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  1. Re:Song prices by b4stard · · Score: 4, Funny

    I find the piracy model to be superior and expect large parts of the japanese market to do the same.

    If only the music industry would embrace p2p as a pr-channel similar to radio. Of course, not being able to bribe DJ's could damage the popularity of Britney Spears.