Seems like at least some music companies are thinking about new delivery methods. So happened with Universal Music which according to various news sites out there are going to offer in cooperation with SpiralFrog.com free music downloads while showing you ads during the download process. The Guardian has a very detailed article about this new offer which will launch this year in the US and somewhen next year also in Europe.
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