Changes to iTunes prices raise music labels' hopes

January 14, 2009 By RYAN NAKASHIMA , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Although Apple Inc. announced this month that some songs sold on its market-leading iTunes online service would be available for 69 cents instead of the 99-cent tag Apple had insisted on for years, the change won't necessarily put more money into the pockets of music lovers.

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