Major Labels May Remove Digital Copying Restrictions

“As even digital music revenue growth falters because of rampant file-sharing by consumers, the major record labels are moving closer to releasing music on the Internet with no copying restrictions — a step they once vowed never to take. Executives of several technology companies … said over the weekend that at least one of the four major record companies could move toward the sale of unrestricted digital files in the MP3 format within months.”