Deal clears way for 'first legitimate global subscription service in Germany'.
That service will be Sony’s cloud based music service “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity”, which launches in Germany this weekend on Sony’s network TVs, Blu-ray players, PS3, VAIO and other personal computers.
GEMA, the German authors' association for works of music, has always held a hard line on licensing terms and this has prevented global services launching in the territory.
Till now.
“This landmark deal negotiated with GEMA for Sony by Omnifone brings the cost of subscription based music licensing in Germany into line with the rest of Europe for the first time,” said Jeff Hughes, CEO of Omnifone.
“Omnifone’s experienced commercial team enables partners to roll out cloud based music services globally, opening up new markets through innovative licensing agreements around the world.”
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