| Offering young consumers an easy- to-use | | | | downloadable music. |
| alternative to pirated music sites is compelling. Still, | | | | After more than a decade of neither publicly |
| given the fragmentation of the digital music | | | | affirming nor denying, music buffs have finally |
| business - there are hundreds of them who are | | | | gone online and are engaged in downloading |
| willing to offer cost-free music. Analysts believed | | | | movies, songs, etc. One can also download music |
| that this new offering would help further booming | | | | tracks of your choice and save on the desktop |
| of the music industry. | | | | or for that matter our mobile. Apple brands iPod, |
| While the music industry for years thought of | | | | in conjunction with iTunes, its music web site, has |
| offering free music downloads, rampant online | | | | given a facility on the internet where iPod users |
| piracy has created the need to experiment with | | | | can purchase and download songs for less than $1 |
| new digital business models. The growth of online | | | | per song. Any artist can have an online presence, |
| advertising has encouraged industry executives, | | | | promote their music to an audience of millions, |
| and the advertisers are supporting music services | | | | and let consumers download their music to their |
| so as to win consumer acceptance, while still the | | | | hearts' content. Music download sites include over |
| record companies and artists are still | | | | 5,00,000 digital music downloads. eMusic is one |
| compensating somewhere down the line. | | | | such site where you can get 50 free music |
| Few service providers are currently in a position | | | | downloads just for the beginners. Downloading |
| to provide the large audiences the variety that all | | | | music is simple and easy. One just needs to know |
| the music addicts would love to, with the power | | | | few basic process and can get started. |
| of advertising revenue by their side. This is | | | | You could listen to your favorite music tracks or |
| certainly being pitched as a challenge to the piracy | | | | download the songs of your choice to your |
| world and probably an answer to the world of | | | | handset and drive away your blues. Download |
| piracy. It was a very memorable moment or, at | | | | your favorite soundtracks and enjoy listening |
| least, for the sake of true music lovers when | | | | music tracks on go! |
| different companies decided to offer | | | | |