The Null Device

Yeeng! Recording Racket heavies Vivendi Universal to swallow up mp3.com. Expect "mp3.com" to go the way of PolyGram (remember them?), and actual MP3 downloads to be replaced by Sony/Universal's locked-down Duet system; you can say goodbye to listening to unsigned artists on your untrusted Linux system. Or maybe not; MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson looks set get a seat at Vivendi CEO Messier's right hand as a technology guru; though how important open formats are to him remains to be seen.

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