Japanese Sony Artists Seek iTunes Listings Despite Licensing Issues

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 10, 2005 - 10:34am.

Tokyo -- Despite the lack of deal between Sony Music's Japanese division to license songs for Apple's recently launched iTunes Store in Japan, a number of Sony's Japanese artists are seeking to place their music for sale on iTunes, the Associated Press reported. While Sony recording artist Motoharu Sano has already made some of his songs available on iTunes Japan, Amuse Inc., a large Japanese music management firm with a number of Sony acts, says it is also interested in placing its artists' songs on iTunes against labels' wishes. Apple said that it sold over one million songs in the Japanese iTunes Store's first week of operation.
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