- Fans of Michael Jackson should be able to download

future albums from the Internet Sony is to start selling music via the

Internet in Japan by the end of the year. Music lovers will be able to

download tunes using the Internet and record it on to mini discs, compact

discs and a new generation Walkman, said a spokesman for Sony Music

Entertainment Japan, a Sony subsidiary. The first phase will see the

choice of music available limited to Sony's Japanese artists. Songs are

expected to cost up to £3 ($4.50), about half the price for CD versions.

[bbc]