Virgin Digital, which already has an online music service here in U.S., is retooling it..it is called Red Pass. In addition to its library and package of editorial and other features, Red Pass undercuts other services by offering unlimited access for $7.99 a month without a contract (Pricing wise, it is still more than Yahoo Unlimited Yahoo Unlimited is $11.99 monthly without a contract.).
Users can choose from more than 2 million tracks representing at least 15,000 record labels. All downloaded tracks can be transferred to portable music players that are certified “Plays for Sure,” which includes many devices that can play songs in Microsoft’s WMA format (the Janus DRM thing).
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