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Sony and Warner to be Shut Out of Universal Sale
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 12:49pm | 360Read More...As Universal Music is planning to sell assets in order to push a $1.9 billion bid for EMI past regulators, the company hopes to court independent labels as buyers rather than big-buck rivals Sony Music (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Music Group. Back in March, the New York Times reported that Sony and...
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Is it Too Late for Amazon to Copy Apple?
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 11:06am | 253Read More...Numerous reports suggest that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is inching closer to a licensing deal with major record labels, which would essentially allow the dot-com retailer to create its own version of iTunes Match. Up until now, Amazon could not legally allow users to stream songs that they own without...
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Is Research in Motion's BBM Music Service a Sign of the Company's Demise?
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 8:27am | 844Read More...Contrary to popular belief, imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery. It's the sign of a company's death. This doesn't mean that Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which is looking more and more like a patent warehouse, is going to fold anytime soon. The company still produces one of the...
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Qtrax Rebirth: Too Little Too Late
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 12:54pm | 331Read More...As the way people listen to and access music has changed, so has the business models that drive the music industry. However, the debate remains whether any model, especially where file sharing is concerned, has ever actually met the needs and demands of the public. The most successful model to date...
