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Justice Department circling Apple's music tactics, NYT reports
Is Apple using its online music market-share muscle to keep the big music labels in line, especially when it comes to exclusive promotions on rival Amazon? The Justice Department is in the "early stages" of "examining" that very question, according to the New York Times.
Apple Controls 70 Percent of U.S. Music Download Biz
Apple's iTunes music store controls a dominant share of the U.S. digital music market, according to NPD Group. Apple - iTunes - NPD Group - Amazon.com - Macintosh
New Web Services Put Music in the Cloud
A fresh batch of online music products combine features of Internet radio, digital downloads, and social networks
Can Ellen do for music what Winfrey did for books?
When Ellen DeGeneres was selected to replace Paula Abdul on "American Idol," there were a few grumblings from people who questioned her musical expertise.
U.S. probes Apple digital music dominance
The U.S. Justice Department is making preliminary inquiries into whether Apple Inc unfairly dominates the digital music market, according to three people whose companies have been contacted by regulators.
Developers Reinvent the Music Store
A service for developers combines music recommendation and streaming. A new partnership between "music intelligence" platform Echonest and streaming music service Play.me lets developers create apps that offer new ways to find music and stream whole tracks for free. The deal can be used to create an app that streams up to five hours a week of music from a catalog of three million tracks; once ...
Apple Said to Face Inquiry About Online Music
The Justice Department is examining Apple s tactics in the market for digital music, and its staff members have talked to major music labels and Internet music companies, The New York Timess Brad Stone reported , citing several people briefed on the conversations.
US examining Apple over online music: NYT
The US Justice Department is examining Apple's tactics in the market for digital music in a preliminary antitrust inquiry, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Antitrust Team Probes Apple's Music-Market Practices
The Department of Justice is investigating Apple's practices in the digital music market, according to reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Apple has not publicly commented on the formal examination.
Justice Department Shifts Scrutiny to Apple's Music Store
The Department of Justice is reportedly looking into whether Apple violated antitrust regulations by complaining about Amazon's arrangement with record labels, which allow that company to sell digital music at a discount.