Wind-Up Inks Deal with Verizon’s V-Cast Music Service

Wind-Up Records has announced that it has licensed its entire catalog to the Verizon Wireless V Cast Music service. To date, the Verizon has inked deals with the four major labels, as well as independent music digital distributors IODA and The Orchard. A direct deal with an independent label like Wind-Up is a first, and one that gives hope to the other larger independent labels that don’t use digital aggregators but are...

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Preliminary Reports Indicate DRM-Free Success For EMI

“The initial results of DRM-free music are good,” stated EMI’s Senior Vice President, Lauren Berkowitz Based on early sales of unprotected recordings through Apple’s iTunes store, London-based EMI’s digital revenue may get a nice lift from offering music without Digital Rights Management (DRM). EMI, the beleaguered, third-largest record company, who recently accepted a buyout bid from Terra Firma, began...

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