More and more people are buying digital music, but companies are still getting less and less profit. That's because music is often illegally downloaded from the internet. Songs are shared for free between people's computers – no one pays for them. "It's a serious problem for the music business," said Dan Coates, CEO at myTurn, an online music service.
In the 1990s, sales were supported by CDs. "But no one buys CDs anymore," says Coates.
To help stop illegal downloading, companies like myTurn are offering music subscriptions. The companies believe that if an inexpensive subscription is offered, people will be less interested in illegal downloading. Subscriptions are from $10 to $20 a month, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.
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