According to a report in the Financial Times, Apple is in discussions with some large music companies about a deal that would give customers free access to the entire iTunes library. Customers would pay a premium for iPods and iPhones to get the unlimted service.

The "all you can eat" model seems to follow Nokia’s "comes with music" deal that they made with Universal Music last year.

The Financial Times says the sticking point is how much Apple will pay the record labels for the access.

Apple has no comment of course.