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iTunes and Napster are now both offering 'buy online' deals, with tracks for 99c and albums for 9.99. (i mention the prices only because they're EXACTLY THE SAME, meaning that the two companies are competing specifically with each other). iTunes is more popular, wheras Napster's allowing five free listens of a song without paying (like free samples in a music store.), probably in an effort to catch up.

The topic, however, is not them specifically, but the growing controversy over 'legal' audoifiles.

Will this kind of online *legal* music sharing - from artist to label, and then again to site - become an accepted mode of operation, or will it be - unfortunately for failing artists, or artists who are fine now but who will rely on royalties to support their future lifestyle (children, etc) - pushed out entirely by free downloads?

Things like BitTorrent and Grokster - peer to peer filesharing systems are very difficult to catch or to put out of operation, because they don't rely on a anyone but the two peers to function. The question is, of course, will even they fall through when artists fail to make enough money to actually survive? Will composed music be delegated to an occupation only for hobbyists?

And what will that affect the quality of music produced? Will it improve, because it's easier to access private music and demand increases for privately-created music?? Or will it degrade, due to a lack of funding towards specialized artists?
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