iPod and right to get music free

Shine wearing off iPod
Apple Computer's wildly successful iPod dominates digital music in a way that Sony's tape-playing Walkman could have only dreamt about. As a result, Apple's iTunes music store has become the leading music retailer on the internet, but five years after its launch, the iPod is starting to lose its sheen. According to New York trend forecaster Zandl Group the iPod backlash has begun. "If you talk to those who feel there's a genuine right to get music free, they say they're never going to pay for music. It's a very ideological decision."