▁upload ing ▁MP 3 s ▁and ▁listening ▁to ▁free , ▁legal , ▁on - dem and ▁streaming ▁of ▁full ▁length ▁songs ▁and ▁albums . ▁The ▁listening ▁feature ▁was ▁quietly ▁dis cont in ued ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later ▁without ▁explanation ▁to ▁the ▁site ' s ▁user ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁L ala ▁ 3 . 0 , ▁transition ed ▁from ▁closed ▁beta ▁testing ▁to ▁a ▁general ▁site ▁roll out ▁in ▁open - beta ▁mode ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁open ly ▁divided ▁between ▁trad ing ▁members ▁and ▁non - tr ading ▁members ▁with ▁different ▁access ▁to ▁certain ▁site ▁features . ▁Register ed ▁L ala ▁members ▁could ▁stream ▁songs ▁or ▁albums ▁in ▁their ▁entire ty ▁once ▁at ▁no ▁cost . ▁Ind ividual ▁tracks ▁could ▁be ▁purchased ▁in ▁MP 3 ▁format ▁for ▁ 8 9 ▁c ents , ▁or , ▁for ▁ten ▁c ents , ▁members ▁could ▁purchase ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁stream ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁as ▁many ▁times ▁as ▁desired ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" web ▁song "). ▁All ▁members ▁could ▁also ▁upload ▁their ▁MP 3 ▁song ▁libraries ▁for ▁personal ▁web ▁access ▁from ▁any ▁computer . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁L ala ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁their ▁trad ing ▁service . ▁ ▁L ala . com ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Apple , ▁Inc . ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 ,