Will the Beatles Ever be Available in iTunes?
The Beatles are the most popular band of all time so you would expect that there to be no problem finding their music on the world’s biggest provider of downloadable of music. The sad fact is that Apple still has not managed to get permission to distribute these songs, and according to John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, it might not be occur any time soon. This is bad news for Beatles fans that want to legally download this music.
It is hard to decide who is at fault in these negotiations between the technology giant Apple and the Beatles record label (that is also called Apple). Two of the Beatles are already dead but they might all be long buried before this deal is struck. It is tempting to just think that somebody is being greedy, but we really don’t know what’s happening behind the scenes.
Meanwhile many people around the world are downloading these songs for free. Maybe by the time that the two Apples get their act together there will be nobody left to buy this music. Music piracy might be destroying music but many now feel that they are left with no choice. The sad thing is that the only Beatles music you can purchase in the Apple store is by cover bands; they seem to be the only people benefiting from this failure in negotiations.
The iTunes store has managed to get the biggest names in music on board so it is a surprise that the same hasn’t happened with the Beatles. Maybe some of those involved need to wake up to the realities of a new era; otherwise there will be no money left for anyone. It is a shame that the Beatles are not in iTunes but hopefully this will be resolved sometime soon.
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