How permanent is permanent? Subscription models
A review of 2008 subscription music services describes Napster's acquisition by Best Buy and Nokia's Comes With Music, which carries DRM limits on downloaded tracks.…
Comes With Music
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How unlimited will Comes With Music be?
Questions persist over Nokia's Comes With Music service, with a Guardian report suggesting the 'unlimited' downloads could be capped at around 120 tracks.…
Sony Ericsson launches all you can eat music service
Sony Ericsson is launching PlayNow Plus, a subscription music service in Sweden powered by Omnifone, which lets users keep a number of DRM-free tracks after their subscription ends.…
Questions asked about Nokia's publishing plans for Comes With Music
Nokia's Comes With Music phones are reportedly on sale before publisher negotiations are finalised, prompting concern in the publishing sector.…
Nokia to launch Comes With Music in the UK first
Nokia will launch its Comes With Music phones in the UK next month, bundling a year's access to around two million songs from Universal, Sony and Warner, with DRM-free downloads.…
Nokia say Comes With Music is viable
Nokia say they expect to make money from Comes With Music, and head of music operations Liz Schimel says critics have misunderstood the model.…
SonyBMG sign up to Comes With Music
SonyBMG has joined Nokia's Comes With Music service, which gives new Nokia phone owners a year of free music downloads, expanding the catalogue beyond Universal.…
Nokia deny $35 per phone Universal Music report
Nokia has denied reports that Universal Music receives $35 for every Comes With Music phone sold, though the actual figure remains unconfirmed.…
Nokia may make revenue share demands on phone networks
Nokia chief Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says the firm could demand revenue shares from networks on phones bundled with content services such as Comes With Music.…
Nokia and Universal deal means phones can come with music
Nokia has signed a deal with Universal Music giving owners of compliant phones free twelve-month access to the label's catalogue, with talks with other labels ongoing.…