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Euro iTunes Store 'to launch without indie music
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:30 am    Post subject: Euro iTunes Store 'to launch without indie music Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has confirmed that Apple has failed to license repertoire from Europe's independent labels.

This news confirms yesterday’s exclusive report on Macworld.co.uk.

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=8910

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Apple's attempt to make Europe's independent labels agree to an unattractive deal to get their music onto iTunes Music Store may fail, industry insiders say.

Anthony Thornton, album reviews editor for the NME, told Macworld UK: "This is in a sense a parallel with what happened with MTV. MTV wanted to get all the independents to sign individually-negotiated video-licensing agreements that reduced royalty payments by a claimed 50 per cent in a classic divide and rule measure," he explained.

Hundreds of independents across Europe refused the deal and insisted MTV stop playing their videos after the then-current agreement ended March 31. Catherine Bell, Chrysalis Music Group’s general manager of business affairs then said: "MTV would not exist without music and yet it doesn't recognize the very people that create it."

Launching the service in London yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs stressed the reasons Apple is engaged in offering music for sale: "One of the reasons we are doing this is because we love music too. It all comes down to artists – it's about the music. We love having exclusive content; we love working with the artists," he enthused.

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