Google close to Chinese deal to offer legal MP3 downloads
Google is in unchartered territory, being close to a deal that would permit Google to offer free legal MP3 downloads in China. Google will launch a joint venture with Top100.cn, a Chinese website offering legal music downloads.
Three of the four major record labels will be behind this digital music venture, including Universal and, probably, Sony BMG and EMI.
The new service would offer legal MP3 downloads of watermarked files that can be tracked along with the music downloads. Google would be offering a free legal music download service that would be offset by ringtones and concert listings.
There is, as yet, no word on what type of songs will be available for free download.
It will be interesting to see how this pans out, particularly as record labels have been going after Chinese websites, most notably particular Baidu.com, which won a court ruling against it. Record labels are going after Baidu again, thought, this time under a different law.
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Good Wines 07Feb08
I wonder what price they will have to sell the songs at. I’m sure it’s alot cheaper than it would be in Europe that’s for sure. The Chinese are not really known for the honesty with these things, so they will have to put it at such a rate that even the poorest don’t have an excuse.
Jackie
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Who-ho… Google – New World Corporation..
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download legal music 27Mar09
download legal music
Good post… It’s weird, I’m not 100% sure how I found this post about Funny Videos On All Topics ” Music Download Wall considering I was searching for download legal music. Guess I’ll just call it wacky Friday…
mp3-vaulter 28Mar09
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[re:For first time in Asia, Nokia Comes with Music now live in Singapore ...]Oh, that is clever! Wish I knew that when I started on this journey. Have you had more of these experiences?
Sasha 29Mar09
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This may digress from the topic but i didn’t know where to ask. I bought my girlfriend and ipod and have been looking for cheap music for her. I found some good songs on Walmarts music service but when I downloaded they will not upload to her ipod, ap…
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