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No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

Posted Nov 2, 07 11:36 CDT in Technology,  Business 

(Newser) – The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and EMI is available on Nokia Music Store.

The cellphone giant, now pushing to reposition itself for the software-and-services market, says it is "implementing all possible systems" to prevent uploading of copyrighted material to Mosh. Nokia is continuing talks with Warner, in the hopes that the company, whose catalog includes such high-profile artists as Madonna and Neil Young, will come on board eventually.

Source Wall Street Journal

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Warner Music Group Chairman and Chief Officer Edgar Bronfman Jr. delivers his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, prior to testifying before the House Commerce, Trade...   (Associated Press)
Security guards look at the new building of Nokia's flagship store after its opening ceremony Friday Oct. 26, 2007 in Shanghai, China. World's largest mobile phone maker reported a near-doubling of its...   (Associated Press)
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