PressPlay and MusicNet

A couple of readers have wrote in about the record industry’s twin ventures into online music, PressPlay and MusicNet. One user writes, “The official record industry music download services have annouced they are ready for business. But business has changed in the wake of the WTC tragedy and if these services want to be viable they will have to forget their global legal tactics and instead develop pricing and terms that are realistic for Netizens to actually consider.” in reference to this article, which actually does a great job of explaining that “MusicNet and PressPlay offer a poor deal for the consumer.” Also noteworthy is this News.com report on all the rights that one must secure to distribute music online.