"TotalMusic" would need the support of ISPs, cellphone providers and the rest of the major record labels.

There's word of new plan being circulated at Universal Music Group to combat the detrimental effects that illegal music file-sharing has had on physical CD sales.


It's called "TotalMusic" and would be a "comprehensive subscription plan" in which every internet and cellphone subscriber was essentially forced to participate. Think of it as mandatory Rhapsody.


It would require the consent of ISPs and cellphone providers, a prospect they're no doubt reluctant to do if it



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