Qtrax Music Service: Bunch of Liars?

Qtrax, an online distributor of Internet file-swapping software, has abruptly postponed the launch of its free online music service until it can “finalize music licensing deals,” according to the Associated Press.

They’re putting it kindly. What actually happened was that Qtrax announced last week it signed distribution deals with all four major record labels to provide unlimited, ad-supported music downloads. That would have been an industry first, not to mention a serious challenge to conventional online music stores from Apple, Napster, Amazon, and others.

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