The major labels' new digital dream is sure to turn sour

CMX, the digital format being developed by the Big Four, aims to give you a whole new music-buying experience. But Apple's rival version looks a lot more promisingLast week, newspapers raised cautious eyebrows at the music industry's proposed new digital formats – either Project Cocktail, backed by the almighty Apple, or CMX, the version being feverishly developed by the four major record conglomerates (Sony, Warner, Universal and EMI). Having been a drone in the industry for a decade and...

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