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images/news/ipod.jpgHighlighting continuing tension between the music industry and Apple Inc., Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group is considering notifying the Cupertino, Calif., company that it isn't renewing a long-term contract to sell digital-music downloads through the increasingly powerful iTunes Store, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Such a move wouldn't mean Universal would remove its vast catalog -- including Eminem, 50 Cent and Sting -- from iTunes in the foreseeable future. Instead, Universal, the world's largest music company by market share, hopes to go to a short-term sales agreement rather than a contract that lasted more than a year.
WSJ
Such a move wouldn't mean Universal would remove its vast catalog -- including Eminem, 50 Cent and Sting -- from iTunes in the foreseeable future. Instead, Universal, the world's largest music company by market share, hopes to go to a short-term sales agreement rather than a contract that lasted more than a year.
WSJ
