>From ZDNet UK Wed, 03 May 2000:

   Will you pay to hear classical music over the Net? MP3.com, recently
   the target of the recording industry, is looking for customers and
   partners MP3.com, last week ruled liable in a multibillion-dollar
   copyright infringement lawsuit, on Tuesday launched what it called
   the first online subscription music channel and the future of the
   music business.  MyMP3.com's Classical Music Channel will make 3,400
   tracks by big-name artists available to subscribers for $9.99 per
   month.

   The channel features Luciano Pavarotti, Yehudi Menuhin and the Royal
   Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, performing works by composers
   including Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.

   New classical CDs will be added monthly, and additional channels are
   on the horizon.  And that's only the beginning, said an MP3.com
   spokesman.

   Read the rest of this report at:

     http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/17/ns-15131.html

 [The following is from MP3.com's newsletter.  -Dave]

   Instant Access to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and More!

   MP3.com has launched its new Classical Music Channel featuring
   the most comprehensive collection of classical performances on the
   web--over 3,400 recordings from more than 350 albums totaling over
   350 hours of listening.  The collection includes the likes of Luciano
   Pavarotti, Sir Yehudi Menuhin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
   performing the works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and many more of the
   world's great classical composers.  Click here for subscription
   details.

     http://click.mp3.com/c/c_cAal/n_539964000/u_www/channels?cp=classical_text

James Kearney
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