MySpace, the world’s largest social networking site, has recently unveiled it’s long anticipated music service with several major music companies including Sony, EMI and Warner in a bid to compete with Apple’s iTunes Store.
MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene and give its roughly 120 million users free access to hundreds of thousands of songs from the world’s largest recording labels, comprehensive music catalogs, concert tickets, merchandising and other entertainment features.
Users will have free access to hundreds of thousands of songs from hundreds of record labels, but there’s a catch. MySpace’s 120 million users who want to use the free service will have to deal with the advertising that comes with it, and they will only be able to access the service using a PC.
Unlike much of the material at Apple’s iTunes store, the music being sold through MySpace’s new service doesn’t contain the protections that limit how many times a track can be copied. MySpace is hoping to set itself apart from iTunes even further by allowing its users to create an unlimited number
Users in the U.S. can also purchase the digital rights management-free MP3 music downloads using MySpace’s e-commerce feature. Users can download and buy MP3s on all digital music devices, including Apple’s iPod.
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