Niceman
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As for a subscription service--it would be killer, and on all of your devices (instantly)--it would be "virtual" ownership. You would have access to everything, plus open source stuff like bootlegs (if the band OK's them to be on the network). The price point would have to be between $10-$20--also have an ad supported free service (Freemium model)--and get all the labels to be on board. I am hoping Apple sees the light on this--subscription based iTunes would be amazing--
and again, this will happen--just a matter of when,and how long the music companies will scratch and claw to keep the "old" fantasy alive--a delay tactic that is actually making the situation way worse for the budding musicians Bono is intending to advocate for--
Count me out! Any music rental scheme is a scam and a rip-off!
Another part of the current crisis is the huge money the industry made when Cassettes all had to be replaced by CDs. It gave the industry the mistaken impression that they should be able to sell and re-sell the same product to us over and over again.