Sony will add all their entire catalog of music over 2 years old to EMusic for download. How out of touch is Sony Music Entertainment?
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“The company plans to announce on Monday that it will add all Sony Music tracks that are more than two years old, including material from artists like Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.
The major labels had long been skeptical of the economics behind eMusic’s proposition to consumers. Subscribers to eMusic’s “basic†plan, for example, pay $11.99 a month to download 30 songs — or about 40 cents a song, far below the prices on Apple’s iTunes. Songs are in the MP3 format and do not have restrictions against copying.”
The consumerist.com has a break down of the monthly pricing.
Here’s what the new plans look like:
| Plan Name | # of Downloads | Monthly Cost | Cost per track |
| Lite Basic Plus Premium Connoisseur |
12 (every 30 days) 24 (every 30 days) 35 (every 30 days) 50 (every 30 days) 75 (every 30 days) |
$6.49 $11.99 $15.89 $20.79 $30.99 |
$0.54 $0.50 $0.45 $0.42 $0.41 |
source: New York Times via consumerist.com
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