Universal Music may seek royalty deal with iPod
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Universal Music Group Chief Executive  Doug Morris said on Tuesday he may try to fashion an iPod  royalty fee with Apple Computer Inc. in the next round of  negotiations in early 2007.
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Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has declined to sign a long-term deal with Apple Inc.'s iTunes music store, leaving open the possibility for exclusive deals with other services, an industry source said on Sunday.
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Universal Music Group has licensed songs from its stable of artists including U2 and Eminem to a company that has developed technology designed to prevent the unauthorized distribution of audio tracks over online file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the venture said.
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Universal Music Group is seeking a month-by-month licensing deal with Apple Inc.'s iTunes that would no longer guarantee the online music seller access to all Universal content, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday.
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Could the company that helped catapult the legal music download market with iPods and iTunes now kick-start the online movie market?
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Universal Music Group is testing the all-digital waters with a new label venture that sells its releases exclusively through download and streaming services like iTunes, Rhapsody and Napster.
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Getty Images thinks it&#39;s time to  reinvent the commercial music licensing business.
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Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group are teaming up to launch a new firm to manage how the two major recording companies track artists' music royalties.
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Apple introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) to create innovative new products together for the new digital music era.
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Apple Inc. announced that it has signed a deal with U2 and Universal Music Group to sell a &quot;special&quot; iPod that will include U2&#39;s new album.
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The new iPod Photo is surely cool, but it's Apple's new music deal with U2 that might set off big waves in the e-music business. -washingtonpost.com
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Earlier this year RealNetworks came up with a workaround allowing music downloaded from its store to work on iPods. This was achieved by reverse-engineering Apple&#39;s FairPlay technology, and Real named it Harmony (see our previous coverage).
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Savvy marketing has helped Apple&#39;s iPod and iTunes dominate the online-music market. Last month, for example, Apple and rock band U2 announced a deal to sell customized iPods.
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Universal Music Group, the world's  largest record company, and advertising conglomerate WPP are  expected to unveil a 50-50 joint venture on Tuesday to link top  brands with famous artists, The Times newspaper said.
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Apple Computer Inc. said it will  pay $100 million for a license to use Creative Technology  Ltd.'s patented technology in its iPod music player, settling  all legal disputes between the two companies.
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What would happen if the world's largest music corporation didn't renew its contract with Apple Inc.?
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Apple Computer and the rock band U2 have inked a deal to sell customized iPods, The Post has learned. The announcement will be made at a splashy event Oct.