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U.S. Investigating Online Music Pricing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the at-least-its-price-fixed-low dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Times Online has a story about the U.S. Federal Government investigating whether the music labels are fixing prices for online music sales. 'The antitrust division is looking at the possibility of anti-competitive practices in the music download industry ... Mr Jobs suggested such a move would drive owners of Apple's iPod, the hugely popular digital music player, to piracy, a problem that has cost the music industry billions in revenues in recent years.'"

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  1. Obviously by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously, all of you just DON'T understand. In order to properly make a recording, not only to you need musicians and a producer; you need lawyers, agents, marketing reps, and dozens of other various hangers on. Without this huge support staff, then how else could you justify charging so much for a recording?

  2. Re:Get the Message? by DigiShaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick! Someone get "W" a video i-pod. Then we can tell the MPAA to f-off. :D

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