RealNetworks has taken an undisclosed minority stake in struggling online music provider Listen.com, helping the company stay afloat a while longer. Listen.com, which at $0.49 per song takes a loss on each download, recently laid off one-third of its staff. No word on whether Listen.com’s wares will be added to Real’s SuperPass subscription service. Unfortunately for legitimate music distributors, free services like Kazaa are too easy and too cheap (free) for many consumers to ignore, despite any potential legal issues (NY Times – registration required). Related content opinion Imprezzeo makes image search easier By Jason Meserve Apr 03, 2009 1 min Video Web Search Enterprise Applications opinion Skype on the iPhone is a sweet app By Jason Meserve Apr 02, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion March Madness coming to an iPhone near you By Jason Meserve Mar 12, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion Nice play by Amazon with Kindle iPhone app By Jason Meserve Mar 10, 2009 1 min Kindle iPhone Amazon.com Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe