This is how we learn, courtesy of the Financial Times, Google has been talking with the majors on a streaming music service possible. The Times report said that "it is expected that the streaming service will offer a subscription model, as well as unlimited access to songs, supported by advertising, like the models adopted by Spotify Deezer. "
What everyone seems to speak with labels today, it is hardly a surprise. And as the Times rightly points out, Google has operated a music download store in the United States that began in 2011. He has since expanded the service in five European countries. And like Apple, Google can leverage its tablets and smartphones, as well as its Android operating system to make a go of it. In fact, put it in the "nothing new under the sun" category. In fact, the Financial Times reported the same in 2006 as Google has been talking with executives from the music industry about "new digital music services that could break handful of Apple in the market growth of legal downloads." Since then, Google's ambitions grew up with his rivalry with Apple.
It must be exciting to be a fly on the wall listening to the negotiations, they take place in the context of a group of music industry lobbying chief accused Google do not take action against pirate music sites. Noting pledge of Google six months ago to do more, the Recording Industry Association of America said earlier this week that "six months later, we found no evidence that Google's policy has had a demonstrable impact on the downgrading sites with large amounts of piracy. these sites always appear at the top of Google search results for popular songs or artists. "
