Amazon 1 Billion MP3 Giveaway Offer; Under Pressure, Labels Warm To DRM-free Format
If others can do a million, we can do a billion: Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is giving away 1 billion free MP3 songs, as part of a Pepsi promotion t… Read more »
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Broadband Content Bits: Sony BMG/imeem; Fox; Joost/Ripe; Starz
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Amazon.com Launches MP3 Store; UMG and EMI As Majors
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