The big guns of the Recording Racket are bringing out MusicNet and Duet, two
"Napster-killer" services, to turn the kiddies onto a legal, legit way of
downloading their favourite buzzy warbles, in a "secure" format that the
recording companies can keep under tight control. The thing is,
not only do the tracks need special software to play (you'll need to fire up
your Windows PC every time you want to listen to the latest Bizkit Park
opus), but they also
expire after
30 days, meaning that you have to download (and pay for) them all over
again if you
still want to listen to them. Ah yes, I can see how that will prove a big
hit.