10.02.2008 11:05 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

US justice department to the aid of the iTunes store

There has never been any doubt that while the iTunes Store is the largest provider of online music (legally), and therefore the accomplice of the majors (record labels), the online store is also their sworn enemy, who dares to tell them the value of their tracks and to refuse any compromise. Regularly, and so far unsuccessfully, most of the majors have attempted to challenge Apple's hegemony, Sony launching its platform download connect, others by teaming up with partners . They seem to have found a solution by teaming up with one another to create Total Music download site owned by the largest players, Universal, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner. Together, this block is almost impossible to compete against and raises the risk of violating antitrust law. For this reason the American justice department ruffled the waters by sending a letter to the majors asking them to clarify their intentions. They will certainly be obliged to provide Apple and other ways to compete on equal terms by separating

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