BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 29, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L COVER STORY The Consumer THE TUNE Any obscure album can now be found, and the transparency of competing retailers should lead to lower prices. Plus, with digital downloads, consumers are getting the ability to make their own compilations. Soon fans will be able to take advantage of different pricing models. SOUR NOTE Confusion amid the explosion in technologies and places to buy music on and off the Web. And if there isn't any good new music, all the technology in the world won't help. HIGH NOTE The era of digital music has the makings of a consumer's paradise. And if they don't feel like paying for it, there are plenty of places where people can get music for free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Download This! (int'l edition) INT'L COVER IMAGE: Download This! TABLE: The Artists TABLE: The Labels CHART: Although Music Is a Slow-Growth Business... TABLE: Radio CHART: For Now, Web Rivals Shouldn't Slow Radio TABLE: The Retailers CHART: Retail: Still King but for How Long? TABLE: The Consumer TABLE: The Web The Digital Revolution Will Not Be Criminalized (int'l edition) These Wristbands Will Keep You Humming (int'l edition) Napster's Shawn Fanning: The Teen Who Woke Up Web Music Forget Napster. Net File-Swapping Now Goes Way Beyond Music INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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