10 Cents To Rent A Song?


	10 Cents To Rent A Song?

David M Ewalt

5-28-2008 12:50 PM

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music, downloads, mp3, flash, piracy

David M Ewalt says:

This seems to me like another attempt by the music industry to put the genie back in the bottle. I can't imagine anyone would pay 10 cents to listen to a song under these onerous requirements, when for the equally low price of 99 cents they can download it -- or for free, they can pirate it.

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