Paul Goes Digital – But no iTunes.
As expected the back catalog for Paul McCartney’s solo work became available for download online last week. According to PC World, “some or all of McCartney’s backlist went live on Napster LLCs’ Napster, RealNetworks Inc.’s Rhapsody, Viacom International Inc.’s Urge, and Microsoft Corp.’s Zune Marketplace. Rhapsody, a monthly subscription service, had all 25 McCartney albums on its site for real-time streaming, and was also selling tracks for its usual US$0.89 each.”
The notable exception was Apple who had earlier made several public announcements about the availability of McCartney’s songs on its iTunes service. No comment has yet been made by Apple regarding the apparent hold-out.
