Friday, June 12, 2015

Apple Music, the Antitrust Authority wants to see clearly to the delight of Spotify – Tiscali

It will not be easy, at least initially, the life of Apple Music. According to the Financial Times , in fact, the the state attorneys general of New York and Connecticut are investigating to see if there are agreements between the record companies and Apple violate the rules on competition in the market for streaming music.

It seems clear that the crux of the problem is see if Apple has tried to influence the big record companies to gain competitive advantage compared to other services streaming music, first of all Spotify, obviously pleased by controls Authority. In any case, the addresses of legal Universal does not specify, however, whether in the center of the investigation there is just Apple. Anyway Universal specification of not being “in cahoots” with Apple, and not be in contact with rivals of Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group to hinder competition in the market for streaming music.

Some people pointed out – and the coincidence can not jump to the eye – that the two prosecutors who are investigating Apple Music are the same They occurred agreements between Apple and publishers on the price of the eBook . Investigation that cost the apple a plea bargain and a fine of 450 million dollari.Nel Meanwhile, Spotify raises and announces that it has reached 75 million active users, of which 20 million are paying subscribers , showing a 100% increase in one year. The streaming music service managed to get investments for 526 million dollars, a figure which increases the valuation of the company at 8.53 billion dollars.



Apple Music: what ‘

Apple Music is a streaming service that, from 9.99 dollars a month , you can listen to an unlimited amount of 43 million songs included in the package. Apple Music should replace iTunes through organizing playlists from music experts human, tips, news, a contact bridge between artists and fans, and even a radio station.

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