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New music site gives fans a cut of tune sales (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_hi_te/paying_music_buyers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.b9ef81f422024a4f8d77606ffd9f16fc.paying_music_buyers_macr201.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aLSgY1pi4ccf8W4TJgHK_A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="From left, Popcuts co-founders Hannes Hesse, CEO Kevin Mateo Lim, and Yiming Liu, are photographed in Somerville, Mass., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. The new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve — by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)" border="0" /></a>AP - Being a trendsetter can be pricey. As any fashionista or gadget hound knows, the latest frocks and tech toys don't pay for themselves. But a new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve — by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought.</p><br clear="all"/>