12-27-2005, 09:43 AM
Quote:It seemed only a matter of time before New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer turned his gaze of justice toward the online music download scene. And, as we learned last week via a regulatory filing from the Warner Music Group, Spitzer has in fact kicked off "an industry-wide investigation" into download pricing by handing out subpoenas to the major labels.
According to reports...Spitz the Blitz wants to see if the pigopolists violated any anti-trust laws with their online song pricing. Along with Warner Music, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal Music Group have received subpoenas.
full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/26/..._download/
Quote:Warner Music Group Corp. has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General in connection with an ongoing antitrust investigation into the pricing of digital music downloads, the company said in a securities filing on Friday.
Music industry sources said the current probe appeared to center on whether the Big Four music studiosWarner, Sony Corp's Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI Group and Vivendi's Universal Musiccolluded to set wholesale pricing for song downloads.
full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1905338,00.asp