To plan Google has held talks with four major music companies. EMI, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music. Google asks for a license for online music store catalog.
online music store Google collaborate with EMI, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music
Service's online music store Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. will receive a new competitor. Google plans to create an online music store.
But of the four new EMI which is almost close to a deal. While others, though not yet reached an agreement, Google still continues to conduct intensive talks.
Google's online music store will combine retail sales services and remote music storage, ie, cloud-based music service.
Cloud-based service music store is Apple's first done through technology iCloud. Apple says the service offers a more comprehensive combination of features of the Amazon and Google.
Compared to Google and Amazon, Apple has picked up the license from the four major music labels. It allows users to have an online music library that can be accessed from anywhere without uploading.
While Google Beta and Amazon's Cloud Player, although allowing online music storage, the service does not have a license from music companies. As a result the user must first upload before the music stored on the system.
Previously, when Google launched its free music storage service last May, Google executives said they could not reach a deal with record label. The major labels were worried about the online music service is legitimize piracy.
Director of Digital Content for Google Android Jamie Rosenberg said Google Music Beta service allows people to upload up to 20 thousand songs, including from iTunes. "It's only for music obtained legally. We will maintain that no rights are being violated," he said.
