Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Warner Music, lone major holdout in deal with Nokia music site, cites copyright issues

Nokia Corp.'s new Britain-based online music service launched this week with more than 2 million songs, including tracks from every major record label except one: Warner Music Group Corp., home to artists such as Green Day, Linkin Park and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

New York-based Warner refused to license its music for the service, taking issue with Nokia's operation of a file-sharing Web site called Mosh, an executive familiar with the negotiations between the two companies said Friday on condition of anonymity, citing the confidential nature of the talks.

Warner insisted that Nokia promise not to promote Mosh alongside its paid music offerings, the executive …

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