A federal court ruling in a copyright case filed by EMI against an online music locker makes it clear that online music services — or at least some of them — are not illegal, opening the door for Google and Amazon to expand their offerings. (read more…) Related items First…
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There’s a fight ready to break out in the music-locker room. But to Michael Robertson, founder of MP3Tunes an old hand at the digital music game, it’s nothing new. (read on…) People who looked at this item also looked at… Spotify launches Apple iTunes ‘rival’ Will Apple’s music cloud be…
(UPDATED) In a letter obtained by Hypebot and sent by Amazon to record labels this week, the internet giant says that customers have “embraced” their controversial new cloud music locker and player. While offering no stats, Amazon told labels that by, “removing the friction associated with managing your personal music…
Amazon MP3 sales have increased since the introduction of its cloud-based music locker, the company said in a recent emailed letter to music labels, according to Billboard. (read the story…) Related items GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Amazon Email Tells Labels Cloud Launch "Boosted MP3 Sales", "Not Looking For Licenses" Amazon Launches…
Amazon.com Inc has beaten rivals Apple Inc and Google Inc by introducing an online “music locker” service that lets customers play songs they already own on many smartphones and computers. (read the story…) Related items Amazon faces backlash over "music locker" service Amazon to offer service for remote access to…
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I penned a blog post earlier today covering the potential impact that Amazon’s new digital music locker will have on startups that have been letting people upload their music to the cloud for years (but charge more for it than Amazon does unless they need to store literally tens of…
Amazon needs a way to hold on to its music customers in a post-CD era, and tightly integrating its new cloud music service with Amazon MP3 purchases might help it do that, but the concept of a “music locker” is not exactly the most innovative approach and could face licensing…