It would not be too much if one was buying the song on physical media, but we are talking digital downloads w/o repetitive freight or manufacturing costs. Candy bars and Sodas must be manufactured, stored, shipped, put on a shelf and left to sit until purchased. A song is recorded once and stored on a server... I'm not arguing what the price SHOULD be, just that there's really no reason that a music file should cost as much as that same music put on plastic, wrapped in plastic and shipped across the country.
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It would not be too much if one was buying the song on physical media, but we are talking digital downloads w/o repetitive freight or manufacturing costs. Candy bars and Sodas must be manufactured, stored, shipped, put on a shelf and left to sit until purchased. A song is recorded once and stored on a server... I'm not arguing what the price SHOULD be, just that there's really no reason that a music file should cost as much as that same music put on plastic, wrapped in plastic and shipped across the country.