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Fans of the computer manufacturer Apple this week had reason to rejoice. The NBC television series in his future back in Apple's online music and video store iTunes offering.
The two companies have their dispute over the prices attached. Such good news was in the past few months, rarely. Because more and more musicians are running Apple thereof.
What should worry the Group: Not just more stubborn Altrock as AC / DC refuse to join the Internet business, but also the pop heroes of today - and they have success.
Kid Rock stormed around with his album "Rock 'n Roll Jesus" the charts and sold in the states 1.7 million CDs that after Kid Rock's songs for the U.S. iTunes site was blocked.In the German version of the Apple store you will find the album. Because Apple and the music companies act the copyrights for each country individually.
Toothless rivals
Kid Rock a successful strike against iTunes in the U.S. motivated his record company Atlantic Records to run the R & B singer Estelle from the virtual shelves, though one of their songs there for weeks on the best selling songs included.
A setback for successful jobs. Since the web-shop of Apple five years ago at the start is gone, have U.S. customers five billion songs downloaded. Earlier this year overtook even the iTunes store chain Wal Mart as a major record seller in the U.S.. In the network, the IT Group is now a monopoly created. 90 percent of all music downloads in America run through iTunes.
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"All Summer Long "- this song the singer Kid Rock was the surprise hit of the summer. But customers of the iTunes online stores in the U.S. had to waive (photo: AP)
For the withdrawal of striker chart, there are several reasons. Many artists consider their records as a work of art and do not want them as appetizers verhökert be. Volume Manager also fear that the music sales will decline, because iTunes is often just individual songs were downloaded, not entire albums.
They are based on figures from market researchers Nielsen Soundscan showing that Americans in 2007 Internet 844 million songs, but only 50 million albums purchased. Therefore fluchtmöglichkeit Kid Rock manager, Ken Levitan: "iTunes is the knell of the music business."
Jobs will have such sounds only shake his head can see it but on the contrary, as SchutzpAtron the panel industry.
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They hoped that the iTunes Internet file-sharing, through the songs a million times illegally copied, the water could be cut. Because iTunes offers its customers a simple and affordable way to legal music on the Internet to buy and record companies leaves the bulk of turnover. Of the proceeds Apple retains almost 30 percent, according to industry circles.
Eagles go to Wal Mart
Meanwhile, however, accuses the music industry: The rapid growth have iTunes into a muscle man who regards his unrestrained market power off. To ask Apple for a more prominent placement on its new albums internetseite exclusive sales rights.
In addition, it refuses the latest request of many bands, albums, only to completely or individual songs for more than 99 cents to sell. Apple's competitors such as Amazon are contrary to the musicians, can Apple's dominance, but not at risk.
And so analysts do not expect that Estelle and Kid Rock, a mass exodus from iTunes trigger. Only when industry greats like Coldplay or U2 decided to take this step, Apple devices really in distress.
But even these can be painful. Especially likely to leave the job of his favorite band regret. The Eagles want their new album "Long Road Out of Eden" in the United States only at Wal Mart to offer. Small consolation: In the German iTunes store, there is the record of Softrocker. To commercially as needed jobsHowever, an address in Germany and an account with a German bank.