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Australian
internet services company provides a digital download
store to several third parties such as HMV.com.au
and mp3.com.au. Selling standard restricted WMA9
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Industry
leading download store sells restricted downloads
for 99 cents each |
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Microsoft
enters the digital music space this summer with the
MSN download store. |
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Musicmatch
On Demand offers instant, unlimited access to more
than 800,000 songs from more than 60,000 albums.
Play any song you want, however you want, from any
PC. |
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Circuit
City's subscription radio streaming and unlimited
download service, with offerings at $4.95 and $9.95
per month, along with CD Burns and Portable Downloads
for $.99 each. |
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Napster
offers a portable subscription service with unlimited
streams and restricted downloads for $14.95/month,
along with permanent downloads selling for $.99 each
with minimal usage restrictions. |
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Subscription
service from Real Networks' Listen.com, offering
unlimited streaming and internet radio for $9.95/month,
CD Burns for 79 cents, and an upcoming non-subscription
ala carte download store. |
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Ruckus
Network is a university subscription service, striking
deals with campuses to offer subscription music to
students as part of tuition fees. They currently
work with a number of large universities in the US,
including state universities in New York, Illinois,
and North Carolina. Songs are DRM'd and offered as
192 kbps WMA streaming-only or as tethered downloads
only to portable devices registered by the user.
Ruckus does not sell permanent downloads or CD Burns. |
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eMusic
stands alone as the only digital music service entirely
focused on serving the needs of independent music
fans and independent labels. Delivering more than
one million downloads each month, eMusic is among
the top digital music services, offering a diverse
catalog of 400,000 tracks from established and emerging
artists in every genre from the world's top independent
labels. Founded in 1998, eMusic was the first service
to sell songs and albums in the popular MP3 format
and the first company to launch a digital music subscription
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