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Obvious alert: Record labels angry at Google over Google Music launch

As reported this week, Google has launched the beta of their Google Music cloud service.

To nobody's surprise, the record labels are not happy, since Google decided to launch without any licensing deals in place.



The record labels gave Amazon the same angry treatment when they launched their CloudDrive last month.

Google Music lets users upload their music to an online server which can be played back in a Web browser or via a native Android app. In beta, the service is free but will eventually cost money.

It appears the negotiations between the labels and Google failed because the labels kept trying to raise rates and even tried to get Google to sign off on blocking "piracy sites" from Google searches.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 12 May 2011 12:11

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• 4 comments

• DarkJello

  Lol nice title
  

  
  
  
  

  12.5.2011 15:11 #1

• elbald90

  ha ha after trying to push for more and more money they now have none ...lmfao
  
  

  12.5.2011 17:02 #2

• wiseone7

  The music industry is begging to be Sony(ed) (pronounced So need) (Patent pending)
  

  12.5.2011 18:37 #3

• phobet

  Hmm... The music labels are trying to monitize another groups efforts at innovation. I guess they think they can treat *everyone* like they treat their artists. Who woulda thought?

  15.5.2011 20:36 #4