New Music Download Model: 98 Cents, obo

You have to like a business model that is pure supply and demand.

AmieStreet.com's entry into the music download business, if early success is any indication, puts buying power in the hands of music lovers, while promising a disruptive presence in the industry.

We've all tipped our hats to Apple's Steve Jobs in the past for his hard line stance against record companies pushing for higher prices per song on iTunes. Jobs persisted that $3 and $4 per song was exorbitant, capping prices at 99 cents.

As the most adamant and self-entitled pirates have noted via their networks, even that is too much, especially with DRM protections denying full control of a purchased song.