Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes (Update)

January 6, 2009 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes (AP)

Phil Schiller, senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing for Apple, delivers his keynote address Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

(AP) -- Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection.

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