p2pnet.net News:- It’s been plugged in.

The MP3.com web site, “a comprehensive, next-generation digital music discovery and content resource that caters to the way people learn about and listen to music today,” is here.

So says a CNET puff piece, revealing, “Digital music and devices have given people more control than ever over their music choices, by changing the way they discover, buy, and listen to music.”

Translated, it reads: ”Digital music and devices are giving the Big Five record labels new ways to control your music choices, by making sure you don’t download anything but Big Music product. If you do, its RIAA will sue you.”

The Tech Guide says, “With so many options, getting a grip on digital music can be confusing.”

Yeh. It’s a real headache.

But, “Don’t be glum, chum – we’re here to help! With tutorials, product overviews, compatibility charts and insider commentary, the Tech Guide is your source for information and advice to ease your worries, boost your tunes, and help you make the right choices.”

Anyhow, what you get at the Sign of the Three Dots is what looks like a kind of central download service for the likes of BuyMusic, Napster II, iTunes, eMusic, AudioLunchbox and LiveDownloads.

When we hit Courtney Love’s *But Julian, I’m a Little Bit Older Than You,* they all came up, but four of them said Coming Soon and one (Napster II) said Not Found.

However, with, “legal digital music downloads and streams, across the major services,” the gaps will no doubt soon be filled with all kinds of Big Music ‘product’.

Will it be from the same rich and varied catalogues touted on the growing numbers of plastic music sites supplied and suported by the Big Five record labels, one wonders?

While you’re waiting to find out, you know where to go.

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