Apple Rolls Out Complete My Album On iTunes

Apple has announced the introduction of a long-awaited iTunes feature that lets customers apply credit from previously purchased singles to the purchase of the entire album. Dubbed Complete My Album, the new feature gives users 99 cents of credit for each track previously downloaded off of a given record, with the reduced price showing up a special page dedicated to the service.

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The Secret Is Out: The RIAA Quickly Retreats From Opposition

What’s becoming more and more apparent is that the Emperor Has No Clothes. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) brokers in fear. Maybe they knew right from the get-go that their lawsuits against illegal file sharing didn’t hold water, and if they instituted a climate of paranoia, then their settlement conversion rates would rise dramatically. For the most part, this strategy has worked. Even their lawsuit...

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