Digital copyright Going straight

摘要

Keeping on the right side of the law has never been an attractive proposition for fans of online music—as followers of Napster, a free file-swapping service, can attest. Soon, however, it may be easier to go legit. On April 2nd, RealNetworks, a software firm, and three big record labels—Warner Music, Bertelsmann Music Group (bmg) and emi—announced a joint venture called MusicNet that, they sav, will make it possible to create all sorts of paid music-subscnption services.