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Thursday, 28 July 2005 |
AOL to Offer Legal MP3 Downloads
BetaNews
AOL said on Thursday it would offer free music downloads through AOLMusic.com
that would carry tunes from popular mainstream artists - without digital rights
management. The songs would come in the traditional MP3 format without
restrictions, meaning the user would be able to do with the track as they
pleased.
The selections will change each month, and AOL told BetaNews that 16 artists
would be featured at launch. The number of tracks would vary, AOL said, based on
agreements between the company and record labels.
While other MP3-based music stores have surfaced in recent months, none have
provided mainstream artists due to resistance from the record industry. AOL's
offering would be the first legal MP3-based download catalog.
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