no I think they just got the approval from gov to do it.

An update from down under ...

We've been told we're not allowed to officially sing Waltzing Matilda during the current Rugby World Cup (on here in Australia at the moment) as it's not our official anthem. So we will sing it twice as loud in protest!

I've not seen mad max around oz for some time, perhaps he got a job somewhere else.

Midnight Oil have recently retired and Men at Work must have joined a union ... they are invisible.

Getting back to the thread ...

Why would I pay AUD $2.00 for a .wma format from bigpond when I can get a $1.43 or less .mp3 format that is playable in the car, dvd player, portable player or computer - available from a wide range of sites. Okay, I have to pay for the bandwidth because it's not free if I go outside bigpond but it costs me 3 cents per MB (3 gig/$95 month ADSL) so most songs will cost an average of 9 cents + 1.43 = $1.52 and no hassle of conversion to mp3.

Now if there was a bit of competition to bring the price down to AUD$1.40 - 1.50 then it could have some potential.

I wonder whether there is a special reason for using the .wma format - DRM perhaps.