Universal Music Group Pulls Music Off Of ILike

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The Silicon Alley Insider reports that Universal is pulling all its music off of ILike, one of the most popular music applications on Facebook. Ilike allows users to play 30-second song snippets of their favorite songs.

The Insider suggests that "part of the problem lies with the agreements both companies have had with Muze, a middleman which powers the "sampling" feature on a host of web sites. UMG had licensed its music through Muze, which in turn subbed the rights to iLike; now UMG's deal with Muze has expired, and the music label and iLike are trying to hammer out a direct deal. Update: Muze marketing VP Lee Ho tells us that his company still has a deal to provide samples for UMG, which makes things slightly fuzzier."

It appears to me, and to Silicon Alley's insider, that this is all about money, and how much Universal can fleece off of ILike. Who wants to listen to 30 second snippets anyway?

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