Spotify removes some songs, adds country restrictions

European streaming music service Spotify has had nothing but good press so far, and deservedly so – users are raving about it and labels are impressed too. However, the service appears to have hit its first hurdle, announcing that it's removing certain songs from its catalogue and adding country restrictions to others.”The changes are being made so that we implement all the proper restrictions that are required by our deals,” says the company. Some tracks will be restricted from playing in certain countries, which Spotify says is because “our agreements contain strict rules as to what tracks can and can't be played in various countries that we are now capable of implementing”, before adding “These restrictions are a legacy from when most music was sold on tapes and CDs and they have continued over into streaming music, our hope is that one day restrictions like this will disappear for good.”Meanwhile, although Spotify says it's adding “millions” of tracks to its catalogue this week, it's also removing others. Why? “Some of the music that has been delivered to us has been delivered by mistake even though the artist did not want their music to be included in a streaming service. In [...]