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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedQtrax launches free song downloads.(ONLINE MUSIC SERVICES)
Online Reporter, The, April, 2009
After picking up the last of the major labels in February, online music service Qtrax has launched a free ad-supported music download service.
The free service uses a downloadable media player to manage and play the free songs. The songs come with DRM that restricts them from being played on non-Windows computers and portable music players, including the ever-popular Apple iPod. Qtrax president Allan Klepfisz has continually said these restrictions will soon be lifted. The service currently works with some higher-end Windows mobile devices and MP3 players.
Qtrax is launching with all four major labels on board and quite a few of the larger independent labels.
Qtrax put itself in a tough spot last year when it announced it had secured all the...
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