Is Apple Considering An iTunes Subscription Model With Premium Devices?
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is considering an all-you-can-eat subscription music model, where users would receive free access to the entire iTunes library “in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and iPhone devices.” What exactly does paying a premium for the devices mean? Well according to the Financial Time’s sources, this would mean that Apple would give music labels a kickback from the sale...
California Seeking To Tax Music Downloads
California is seeking to tax digital downloads at about 8 cents per dollar. Other states are considering similar measures, but Assemblyman Charles Calderon of Whittier is attempting to use an unorthodox and dodgy voting strategy to get it passed, circumventing the state’s requirement that two-thirds of the legislature approve of any new tax. Even if the iTax, as it has become known, is passed, it will immediately face legal...






