Yesterday, Beatles Downloads Seemed So Far Away
from the apple-music dept
A good percentage of online music buyers have probably, at some point, tried downloading a Beatles song, only to be informed that none were available. The band has been notably absent from the online music revolution, refusing to let their songs appear on various services. Some even speculated that the lack of some acts, like the Beatles, would impede the success of online music. It hasn't been an impediment at all, showing once again that content creators need the internet more than the internet needs them. By not joining in, the Beatles only encouraged file trading of their music, or at the very least cut themselves off from a new generation of fans. It has come out through their trial against Apple that the band is set to let their music to be sold online. It's not clear what prompted the change of heart; maybe it was something about money or album sales -- love alone don't pay the bills.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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beatles music
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Re: beatles music
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Seals
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I am the egg man
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Re: I am the egg man
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Aw, fellas, be nice
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Beatles Music Downloads
Going out and buying a Cd takes more time than downloading.
Im glad they are having a change of heart.
Music you pay for always sounds better =P
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Sounds like ca-ching to me
Yeah, if I could find somewhere to pay for music but still be able to play it on all my devices and get it at a good sounding bit-rate. Read my lips: locked-down DRM is stupid.
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And here I thought it was common knowledge
So, I guess it's not a new car for Paul, but defense attorney bills for Jacko.
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Mr. Jackson = Los-er
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beatles and Jackson
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I'll tell you exactly why they are doing it now...
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Beatles for Sale
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didnt you say something like this (not) about the telcos wanting to charge google?
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