Napster & MusicNet Agree To British Royalty Deal

Digital music service providers MusicNet and Napster have agreed to a three-year deal on royalty rates to pay songwriters and music publishers for digital downloads in Britain. Under the deal, the composers, writers and music publishers will receive 8 percent of gross revenue, excluding VAT, when their music is offered by MusicNet and Napster. MCPS-PRS Alliance, a U.K.-based organization that represents composers, songwriters and...

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MuchMusic Launches Music Download Store

Canada’s MuchMusic is now offering visitors the ability to preview, purchase, and download music to their PCs and portable MP3 players. For the first time ever, a Canadian broadcaster is offering music lovers songs for download, the result of a groundbreaking partnership between muchmusic.com and Puretracks Inc., a leading North American download service provider. The selection of more than a million tunes – with more added...

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