Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to ITunes Pact-Source (Reuters)

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Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to iTunes
Pact -Source

Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to iTunes
Pact -Source 07/13/2004 08:25 PM
Techzonez Jul 13 2004 11:53PM GMT

Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to ITunes
Pact-Source

Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to ITunes
Pact-Source 07/13/2004 11:46 AM

Apple 'close' to accord with indie
labels

Apple 'close' to accord with indie
labels 07/13/2004 05:01 AM
iTunes may at last get White Stripes et al

Apple signs three major European indie
labels to iTunes

Apple signs three major European indie
labels to iTunes 07/21/2004 01:19 PM
Apple was criticized when the iTunes Music Store first launched in the UK, France and Germany in June because of the absence of independent music. That changed on Wednesday when Apple said that it has signed licensing agreements with three major European independent music labels; the agreement adds tens of thousands of additional tracks from leading independent artists to the service's UK, French and German stores.

Apple Close To iTunes Deal With Indie
Labels -- Paper

Apple Close To iTunes Deal With Indie
Labels -- Paper 07/12/2004 09:12 PM
Apple is on the verge of agreeing a deal with independent record labels that will allow its iTunes music service to sell their tracks, The Times newspaper reported on Monday. By Reuters (via MyAppleMenu)

Indie labels reject iTunes

Indie labels reject iTunes 06/15/2004 10:00 AM
But AOL is backing Apple

Indie record labels join iTunes

Indie record labels join iTunes 07/22/2004 02:58 AM
Songs from independent record labels will be on Apple's iTunes download service after a deal resolves a dispute.

Euro iTunes Store Launches Without Indie
Labels

Euro iTunes Store Launches Without Indie
Labels 06/15/2004 09:59 AM
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has confirmed that Apple has failed to license repertoire from Europe's independent labels. By Jonny Evans, Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Euro iTunes stores to get music from
indie labels

Euro iTunes stores to get music from
indie labels 07/12/2004 05:55 PM
Apple is close to a deal with independent record labels that will allow its European iTunes Music Stores to sell their tracks, The Times newspaper reported on Monday...

iTunes Europe Adds Major Indie Labels

iTunes Europe Adds Major Indie Labels 07/21/2004 12:38 PM
In a press release, Apple announced today that it has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels, Beggars...

Major indie music labels join European
iTunes stores

Major indie music labels join European
iTunes stores 07/21/2004 11:18 AM
Apple today announced that it has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels, Beggars Group, Sanctuary Records Group and V2, adding tens of thousands of additional tracks from leading artists to the iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany...

Indie record labels 'failed' by Apple

Indie record labels 'failed' by Apple 09/18/2004 01:29 PM
Apple is having problems with content from independent UK artists, according to a report by The Guardian...

Apple juices up iTunes with indie flava

Apple juices up iTunes with indie flava 07/22/2004 06:09 AM
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Indie Labels Mine Internet Distribution
(AP)

Indie Labels Mine Internet Distribution
(AP) 03/24/2005 04:26 PM
AP - Recording industry executive Andy Gershon sees opportunity in the online file-sharing networks that most of his rivals decry as havens for music pirates.

Indie labels make chart complaint

Indie labels make chart complaint 04/14/2005 06:55 AM
Indie record labels complain to the Office of Fair Trading, calling the combined singles chart launch "premature".

European indie labels sign with Sony
Connect

European indie labels sign with Sony
Connect 05/27/2004 10:38 AM
Independent record labels in the UK, France and Germany have signed licensing deals with Sony for the company's launch of its Connect digital music store in those countries next month...

AudioLunchbox indie music service adds
100 new labels

AudioLunchbox indie music service adds
100 new labels 05/20/2004 07:17 AM
AudioLunchbox.com, a music download service that features independent artists and labels, announced Wednesday that it has added 100 new labels and plans to have 250,000 additional tracks online by mid-July. The service features higher music downloads encoded at higher bitrates than is available at the iTunes Music Store, available in the user's choice of either MP3 or Ogg Vorbis formats.

Sony Connect signs European indie labels

Sony Connect signs European indie labels 05/27/2004 09:32 AM
Independent record labels in France, Germany and the UK have signed a licensing deal to get their recordings on Sony's fledgling Connect online music download service, as the company is making plans to launch the service in those countries in June. Sony's in a race to get its service launched in Europe as Roxio and Apple do the same, according to Reuters. Sony's service will launch in those countries with about 300,000 songs in its library, according to the report.

AudioLunchbox indie music service adds
100 new labels (MacCentral)

AudioLunchbox indie music service adds
100 new labels (MacCentral) 05/20/2004 07:09 AM
MacCentral - AudioLunchbox.com, a music download service that features independent artists and labels, announced Wednesday that it has added 100 new labels and plans to have 250,000 additional tracks online by mid-July. The service features higher music downloads encoded at higher bitrates than is available at the iTunes Music Store, available in the user's choice of either MP3 or Ogg Vorbis formats.

UK Indie Labels Claim Apple's Offer
Equals Commercial Suicide

UK Indie Labels Claim Apple's Offer
Equals Commercial Suicide 06/15/2004 11:49 AM
While Apple continues to expand their iTunes offering to Europe, many of the larger independent labels in the UK and France have decided not to participate, calling the offer Apple made them "commercial suicide." They claim that Apple is trying to bully them, using its position as the dominant downloadable music retailer to force the smaller labels into accepting a deal that gives them much less than their major label colleagues. Of course, they don't detail exactly what was offered, so it's tough to tell which side (and it certainly could be both) is really being greedy here.

Apple, European Independent Music Labels
Set Deal (Reuters)

Apple, European Independent Music Labels
Set Deal (Reuters) 07/21/2004 04:50 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc.(AAPL.O) clinched licensing deals with a trio of Europe's independent music labels to bring acts such as The White Stripes and Basement Jaxx to iTunes Europe customers for downloading, the company said on Wednesday.

Dear Apple, Please Make Automatic Source
Switching an Option in iTunes

Dear Apple, Please Make Automatic Source
Switching an Option in iTunes 02/02/2004 04:14 AM
Dear Apple, iTunes is indeed the best digital jukebox on the planet. However, I have one small request: please make... (312 words)

Other News: iTunes Indie Issue

Other News: iTunes Indie Issue 06/28/2004 09:54 AM
Independent record companies refuse Apple's licensing demands in Europe, locking the music out of European iTunes Stores.

iTunes UK Gets iMix Write-Indie Campaign

iTunes UK Gets iMix Write-Indie Campaign 06/29/2004 12:16 PM

UK iTunes Music Store users have hijacked (sortof) the iMix service to lambast Apple for its lack of indie labels on its newly launched European version of the service -- a lack perhaps more noticable in the UK, as many notable and popular artists release albums on smaller, independent labels. Fans can make iMixes and anonymously upload them to the Music Store with their own titles, some of which include "ITUNES NEEDS INDIES," "Where is the Radiohead 5-inch," "Release the Indies!," and "Bigger, Gayer, Camper."

That last one may have its own agenda, come to think on it.
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No indie music for Euro iTunes Store

No indie music for Euro iTunes Store 06/15/2004 05:08 AM
Macworld UK is reporting that Apple's European iTunes Store, expected to launch today, will do so without independent music labels...

iTunes users hijack iMixes to demand
indie content

iTunes users hijack iMixes to demand
indie content 06/28/2004 06:54 AM
Activists co-opt Apple's own technology

Create CD-R labels with iTunes 4.5

Create CD-R labels with iTunes 4.5 05/17/2004 12:11 PM
New in iTunes 4.5 is the ability to print CD covers. That's great, but what about the CD-R itself? It'd be nice to print a label for the CD, or to print directly on a printable CD-R. You can do it, with just a few steps. You'...

Apple Says Some iPods Not Recognized by
iTunes (Reuters)

Apple Says Some iPods Not Recognized by
iTunes (Reuters) 04/30/2004 02:52 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. is investigating a problem with some of its iPod digital music players that prevents them from being recognized by the latest version of iTunes, it said on Friday.

Other News: Labels Gouge iTunes

Other News: Labels Gouge iTunes 05/07/2004 09:15 AM
The NY Post reports on record labels price-gouging with Apple's new iTunes Music Store contracts.

Apple Sells 3.3 Million Songs on ITunes
(Reuters)

Apple Sells 3.3 Million Songs on ITunes
(Reuters) 05/05/2004 12:29 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) on Wednesday said it has sold 3.3 million songs on its iTunes online music store since that platform's relaunch one week ago, with nearly as many downloads of the new version of its music player software.

Apple iTunes Europe Launch Set for June
15 (Reuters)

Apple iTunes Europe Launch Set for June
15 (Reuters) 06/07/2004 08:51 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer Corp. will announce next week its long-awaited European version of the iTunes online music store, sources familiar with the matter said.

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law with
iTunes (Reuters)

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law with
iTunes (Reuters) 01/05/2005 10:37 PM
Reuters - An unhappy iTunes online music store customer is suing Apple Computer Inc. , alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes to work with its own music player, the iPod, freezing out competitors, court filings showed.

Apple Crosses 100 Million Tracks Sold on
iTunes (Reuters)

Apple Crosses 100 Million Tracks Sold on
iTunes (Reuters) 07/12/2004 02:22 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. has sold 100 million songs on its iTunes Music Store, solidifying its position as the leading legal music download site, the maker of the iPod and Macintosh computer said on Monday.

Apple Sells 3.3 Million Songs on iTunes
in Week (Reuters)

Apple Sells 3.3 Million Songs on iTunes
in Week (Reuters) 05/05/2004 11:22 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) on Wednesday said it has sold 3.3 million songs on its iTunes online music store since that platform's relaunch one week ago.

Apple Still Aims to Launch Europe iTunes
This Year (Reuters)

Apple Still Aims to Launch Europe iTunes
This Year (Reuters) 04/16/2004 10:17 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer (AAPL.O) said on Friday it was sticking to a plan to launch a European version of its iTunes Music Store on the Internet this year, saying it would not rush it out until it is perfect.

Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike

Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike 05/07/2004 11:51 AM

Apple Launches iTunes Online Music Store
in Europe (Reuters)

Apple Launches iTunes Online Music Store
in Europe (Reuters) 06/15/2004 08:29 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer brought its market-leading iTunes online music store to Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday, where it joins a crowded field of competitors trying to popularize legal music downloads.

Other News: Apple Indie Deal

Other News: Apple Indie Deal 07/22/2004 09:39 AM
Apple finally makes a deal with independent record labels in Europe.

Open source record labels

Open source record labels 06/06/2004 08:30 PM
"Open source record labels... believe that creativity requires that musicians reappropriate and reinterpret music and sounds to enable them to create truly innovative music." Two instances: Opsound and Loca Records. (source: Wikipedia )
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