Noteworthy | Free Internet music download service debuts in China
March 31, 2009 |17:44 | Free Internet ISP By : Team X
Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business. The advertising-supported service will offer 1.1 million tracks, including the full catalogs of Chinese and Western music for Warner Music Group, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music and 14 independent labels.
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