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December 19, 2004

One of many digital music deals done

Billboard's Brian Garrity covers the deal between EMI Music Publishing and Sony BMG Music Entertainment wherein the companies have set price "guidelines" for methods of music delivery, such as ringtones. The most important part of the article, however, is:

The deal also figures to help Sony BMG and EMI Music Publishing in their own in-house negotiations for digital rights with sister companies.

Set an example, and work from there. It's a lot easier than starting fresh case-by-case. Unfortunately, it also limits your potential revenues, because the writing is on the wall.

Posted by Tom at December 19, 2004 2:11 AM | TrackBack | IM This

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