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Rumors that Apple will launch an iTunes subscription service seem to emerge on a regular basis. They resurfaced in December after a Forrester Research report concluded that iTunes Music Store sales were collapsing. Median household spending on downloads amounted to $3 about six times per year. However, lead analyst Josh Bernoff pointed out that these statistics may be seasonal as opposed to a long-term trend.

Why iTunes Won't Sing the Subscription Song

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Major music label EMI has taken the DRM plunge, agreeing to put its wares up for sale on the world's biggest online music store, iTunes, without DRM restrictions. It's been recently discovered, though, that each song sold through iTunes Plus -- the section of iTunes that sells the higher-quality, DRM-free music -- is marked with the name and e-mail address of the user who bought it.

The iTunes User Mark: Dangerous for File-Sharers