... but behind Amazon. I much prefer their idea that the music actually belongs to the purchaser. This concept that it would need licensing is bass ackwards, and harmful to consumers. The only situation where it seems appropriate is if these services are trying to compete with the likes of Last.FM and similar and trying to be social with music, but we all know that Ping hasn't been a winner for Apple. The RIAA needs to start showing actual value in what they are doing, which I guess they can't, meanwhile we all march on to other things.