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Why Won't Apple Sell Your iTunes LPs?

Posted by timothy on from the can-anyone-think-of-a-reason? dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Over the weekend there's been a bit of controversy over the fact that Apple has effectively shut indie artists out of the iTunes LP market by charging $10,000 in design fees. But the real question is why Apple is in charge of designing the new iTunes LP at all, since the format is based on open Web design technologies. There's at least one iTunes LP already available outside the iTunes store. Why won't Apple sell it?"

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  1. Because they're idiots? by IWantMoreSpamPlease · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    just guessing here.

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  2. More bleating whiners by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Seriously, what "indie" groups are they keeping out with this supposed $10,000 thing (which isn't even proven true). As an 'indie' you can't get your music onto the iTunes store without backing of a distributor (and hence you're not 'indie' anyway).

    Considering there are only 12 iTunes LP's available, if I were an 'indie' it would be a no-brainer to pony up $10k, since you'd have a massive audience for people who are buying them just to see them. Just like when CD's and DVD's were new and you bought whatever was available because so little was actually for sale.