January 10th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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Well, that was quick. Last night, CNET claimed that Amazon was preparing to launch a feature called Auto Rip that would automatically add MP3s to people’s cloud lockers when they bought CDs from...

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January 10th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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The licensing complexities around music download stores with associated cloud lockers are well known, although initial challenges seem to have been ironed out for the likes of Google, Amazon and 7digital...

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November 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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"We will drive more than $300 million in music sales this year via our digital storefront partners like iTunes and Amazon" claims Shazam's EVP of marketing.

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November 7th, 2012 by Music Ally

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With the BPI on the warpath again over piracy, are Google's search engine policies still holding it back from improving its relationship with rightsholders?

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November 6th, 2012 by Music Ally

IDC estimates that 27.8m tablets shipped globally in Q3 of this year, whilst ABI Research claims that Android accounted for 47% of app downloads during Q2.

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November 6th, 2012 by Music Ally

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IDC estimates that 27.8m tablets shipped globally in Q3 of this year, whilst ABI Research claims that Android accounted for 47% of app downloads during Q2.

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October 29th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Sony Music has lost digital exec Michael Paull, after he was tempted away by Amazon to become VP of content acquisition and business development.

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October 26th, 2012 by Music Ally

Amazon Q3 financials: revenues up 27% year-on-year to $13.81bn, but net losses of $274m compared to a net profit of $63m a year ago.

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October 26th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Amazon announced its latest quarterly financials yesterday, with revenues up 27% year-on-year to $13.81bn, compared to a net profit of $63m a year ago.

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