EMI Considers Selling Music in MP3
92738
EMI, the world's third largest music label, is actively considering removing the digital rights management restrictions from its song catalog and selling tracks online in MP3 format, according to a report published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.
266187
Former EMI Group Plc  Chief Executive Jim Fifield is interested in potentially making an offer for the world's third biggest music company, he said on Friday.
31117
Apple yesterday launched its iTunes Plus service which makes selected tracks compatible with virtually any MP3 player.   Songs from record label EMI's digital catalogue can now be downloaded without digital rights management (DRM) anti-piracy technology.
487927
Warner Music Group said on Wednesday any  takeover offer for Britain's EMI Group Plc would probably all  be in cash, briefly boosting the London-based company's shares.
147065
EMI has confirmed significant success with the company's move to sell DRM-free tracks through iTunes.
225549
Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among the major record labels crumbled to the growing trend.
755123
Let's see if digital pirates are willing to watch ads to get music.
9254
including its own Sony BMG venture - over the MP3 song format. Sony is considering manufacturing devices that play digital
737363
EMI signalled today it was winning the war against piracy after sales of downloaded music surged six-fold over the summer. The group unveiled profits of Â£36.9million for the six months to September 30, up 9% on a year ago.
260318
EMI has seen download music sales rise by almost 600% in the six months to the end of September, and says they are becoming a major part of its business.
436352
EMI, home to artists such as Robbie Williams, Radiohead and Norah Jones, reported explosive growth in digital music sales yesterday and said it was winning the battle against piracy.
465685
Former EMI Group Plc Chief Executive Jim  Fifield is interested in potentially making an offer for the  world&#39;s third biggest music company, he said on Friday.
430824
By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Dec. 14--Music fans are forsaking Apple's iTunes music download service  in droves -- a trend that will dash the hopes of music labels like EMI.
693974
NEW YORK -- Music company EMI Group PLC _ home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay _ has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing numerous people familiar with the...
682257
The label thinks about selling its downloads without restrictions.
579465
Warner Music Group  said on Monday it was still considering making an offer for Britain's EMI  which has agreed to a 2.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) cash takeover from private equity group Terra Firma.
274444
LONDON -- The long courtship between EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group is on again. EMI confirmed Tuesday that it had received an approach from Warner about a possible bid.