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Comment Re:Apple has a problem with this...... (Score 1) 610

by persephoneia on Friday February 13, 2009 @11:37PM (#26852963) Attached to: Apple Claims That Jail-Breaking Is Illegal

The true motive isn't profit,

Hell, even when they do stuff like donate money to charity, they do it because they expect the good will they'll get from doing it to be worth more than they're donating.

Not to mention the fact that donations to 501 (c) (3) organizations -- charities -- are tax deductible, up to 50% of the donor's gross income.

Looming Royalty Decision Threatens iTunes Store, Apple Hints 279

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 02, 2008 @03:34PM from the but-each-penny-is-only-wafer-thin dept.

eldavojohn writes "You may recall us discussing some legislation about online music. More decisions are being made that may affect how much money Apple must impart to labels and musicians. Right now, it's 9 cents a track — which adds up, when you sell 2.4 billion tracks each year. The Copyright Royalty Board is asking for 15 cents a track (66% increase) and Apple isn't going to agree." Reader scorp1us points out a similar article at CNN; both stories mention that Apple has intimated such a change might cause a complete shutdown of the iTunes Music Store. Update: 10/02 21:03 GMT by T : According to CNet, the rate has been officially frozen at 9.1 cents per track.

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