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    RED, Rhapsody and Digital Music

    Celia Hirschman, host of KCRW's On the Beat, talks about the future of the music business as it expands into the digital music universe with Don Mackinnon, director of the RED Campaign, and Tim Quirk of Rhapsody.

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    By Celia Hirschman • Jul 8, 2008 • 1 min read

    Celia Hirschman, host of KCRW's On the Beat, talks about the future of the music business as it expands into the digital music universe. She's joined by Don Mackinnon, director of a new music service offered by the RED Campaign, an African AIDS charity; and by Tim Quirk of Rhapsody, which just announced a new DRM-free music store.

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      Celia Hirschman

      Host of On the Beat

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