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Monday, October 17, 2011

Are Google Planning to Launch a Music Store? [INC VIDEO]




In May, a cloud-based music streaming app was launched by Google, called Google Music. This app allows users to back up their music files and also to stream them to other devices such as mobile phones. Google plans on using this to open an online MP3 store, hopefully to provide some competition for Amazon and Apple.
According to WSJ, Google have been working with major music companies, Universal Music Group Warner Music Group EMI Group and Sony Music to gain licenses for their catalogues, although this is nowhere near resolved. However Citigroup (EMI) appear to be close to making a deal possibly including the licenses for Pink Floyd, Coldplay and Kylie Minogue.
Although Google Music is still in invitation-only BETA testing mode, the New York Times stated that Google are hopeful that the store may be ready to launch within the next few weeks.
Unfortunately, the way that Google Music operates may make an online music store difficult to release. Unlike Apple, Google allows users to store music and transfer it to many different compatible devices. This means that all music, and licenses, have to be uploaded and cannot be streamed from the service. Apple have worked around this problem by having licenses that allow remote access to their online libraries so there is no need for uploading, this is much easier.
Although Google are still working on their licensing issues, they do allow users to upload their iTunes libraries into Google Music.
See this video for more information on how Google Music works and don’t forget to leave your views and ideas in our comments section.

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