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| 'Illegal downloading continues because prices are unfair' |
| Tuesday, 06 October 2009 00:00 |
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Many consumers have stopped buying digital music legally because they feel it is too overpriced, according to Stereoboard.com. The music website said web users believe they are getting a "raw deal", so in order to curb the number of consumers obtaining music illegally, prices have to be fairer. Nigel Sachdev, managing director of Stereoboard.com, pointed out that if a CD costs £10 to buy, including manufacturing, packing and distribution costs, it might not be particularly fair to charge the same amount for a compressed downloadable version. "The issue here is the price of music downloads," Mr Sachdev said. "Legal downloads need to be in a uniform format and Digital Rights Management-free, so the licensed music can be easily moved between the licence holders' music devices, computers [and] copied to CD for playing in the car." Music streaming service Spotify recently announced that as of October 1st, it will allow users to download music tracks on their computers. This service will only be available to premium subscribers who pay a fee of £10 a month.  |