Microsoft Universal deal sure to be challenged
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| It looks to us like this payment might be construed as an abuse of
| dominant position, and might get challenged, certainly in countries
| in Europe. You cannot be in a dominant position and ask for money
| for something that doesn't involve the sale of your product. If
| Universal tries this with Apple, Steve Jobs would, we are sure,
| have no qualms in cutting it out of a huge amount of existing
| music revenue.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/ms_universal_zune_deal/
Context:
A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)
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| Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
| the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
| (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to
| store unpurchased songs.
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| Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
| money goes to the Universal, not to the artists.
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| Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
| thieves without evidence.
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http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/
Red Hot Chili Peppers, QOTSA, T.I. Rock For Zune
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| "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all
| know it," UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris says. "So it's time to
| get paid for it."
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http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003380831
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