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iTunes store comes to Australia

SYDNEY, Australia–Apple on Tuesday launched the long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, despite failing to come to a licensing agreement with music heavyweight Sony BMG. Songs are priced at A$1.69 (US$1.27), videos at A$3.39 and most albums at A$16.99. The move–foreshadowed by ZDNet Australia last week–finally means iPod owners can legally download music to their players, with more than 1 …

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Yahoo boosts prices on music service

Yahoo is boosting the cost of a key part of its digital music subscription service, after launching it six months ago with a price tag startlingly lower than rival offerings. The company sent an e-mail message to subscribers late Thursday night saying the cost of its portable subscription service–the plan that lets listeners download an unlimited amount of music per …

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