Music: Too Expensive to Be Free, Too Free to Be Expensive

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MySpace, rumored to be on the verge of purchasing the free music streaming site imeem, is struggling to keep up with its own payments to music copyright holders, according to a top News Corp executive — a problem that has plagued every other licensed free music service.

 

The digital music doubters could be right with the contention that advertising revenue can’t cover the costs of licensing music. Meanwhile, illegitimate free music sources continue to proliferate, rendering paid music subscriptions irrelevant for most music fans.

 

www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/music-too-expensive-to-be-free-too-free-to-be-expensive/