Subscribers to get legal music online
[Micro Mart reports] We reported recently that the likes of Tiscali were attempting to generate an online music download service as the industry looks towards legal, subscription based models. That move can’t be harmed by AOL’s announcement then, that they too are launching a service that will add some weight to the battle against piracy. Not an awful lot, we suspect, but some nonetheless.
Through the MusicNet service, AOL subscribers can pay for tunes from artists such as Elvis, Kylie, Frank, and, er, Justin Timberlake. Pricing is expected to start at around £2.50 a month (that’s four dollars in the States), but that doesn't give you the right to burn any songs to CD. To do that, you need to subscribe to the premium priced service, which costs around £11.50. With that, you have unlimited access to the library, but can only burn ten tunes a month to disc. Hmmm. The service is initially restricted to the US, but a roll out worldwide we suspect is on the cards.
The catalogue to choose from weighs in at a quarter of a million songs, and we’d be interested to hear your thoughts on it through our letters page.
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