112 news & feature articles results for "emi group plc music retailer"

Amazon MP3, which only sells music without digital rights management copy protection, now has licensing deals with all four major music labels. Watch out, iTunes.

Posted by Caroline McCarthy

EMI and retailer Fnac face legal challenge over antipiracy technology that blocks discs from playing on some devices.

Posted by Christophe Guillemin

The digital media services company sees its stock jump after it signs a deal to encode music for The Orchard, an independent label distributor.

Posted by Evan Hansen

iTunes and rivals are building a cozy relationship with labels through online promotions.
Photo: U2's Bono at iPod launch

Posted by John Borland

The Universal Music Group says it has entered into a strategic alliance to sell a music-oriented cell phone service.
The New York Times

Posted by Matt Richtel

The online music business may have undergone a sea change this week with the marketing agreement between Sony and Microsoft.

Posted by Beth Lipton Krigel

Sales of unprotected music at retailers could help determine whether record industry adopts open MP3s.

Posted by Greg Sandoval

The record label will begin selling 100 songs and albums to consumers via downloads from the Internet, the latest digital music initiative from a major label.

Posted by Jim Hu

In partnership with Wavo, Virgin JamCast will deliver music without the wait normally associated with downloading over traditional dial-up modems, but the service could prove difficult to use.

Posted by Beth Lipton Krigel

Digital music promises to give consumers more flexibility and portability than vinyl albums, tapes or CDs ever did, but many obstacles still stand in the way of Net music's widespread adoption.

Posted by Courtney Macavinta