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Spotify Reported to Acquire SoundCloud
Posted on December 9th, 2016 | 10 commentsTweet It is reported that music-streaming service Spotify was in “advanced talks” to acquire rival streaming service SoundCloud. However, months of discussions between the two have apparently been fruitless, and Spotify has abandoned its takeover plans, TechCrunch reported Thursday, citing a source within Spotify. Spotify feared the acquisition could muddle its plans for going public next year, the unidentified source said. A sales price wasn’t mentioned, but Bloomberg reported... Read more
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Samsung to Shut Down Milk Music in September
Posted on August 22nd, 2016 | 4 commentsTweet Samsung, the Korean smartphone manufacturer, has officially announced that the company is going to halt its streaming radio service Milk Music, which means Samsung users will have to look for a music alternative for them to listen to music. According to Variety, Samsung will be shutting down Milk Music on September 22nd, urging its Galaxy and Note smartphone users to switch over to Slacker Radio. The elimination of the service has been rumored for several months, with reports that the com... Read more
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5 ways to get music for free and legally on the internet from online video sharing sites and radio stations
Posted on July 30th, 2013 | 6 commentsTweet With the improved attention on copyright protection, there’re a lot of laws being actively discussed around the Web to define the legality of free music. The only problem now is what free and legal music is and what is not. Even though a consumer has purchased the commercial music album or tracks from Amazon or iTunes, he or she does not actually own the copyright, and therefore the track cannot be legally used as the background music for video or animation. Actually, whether the free mu... Read more
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