Universal Music appears to have another string in its series of plans to create alternatives to iTunes, now planning a free, ads-funded streaming music service called Total Music.
Total Music was Universal Music Group's move to work with other major labels in order to offer bundled music subscriptions with MP3 players, with payment for access included in the cost of the device.
The plan fell foul of the US Department of Justice, and was quietly put into mothballs (it seems) in order to stave off an anti-trust investigation.
Now, TechCrunch reports the idea has been re-jigged as the ads-funded music streaming service described - and in order to prevent more regulatory investigation,
