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Spitzer Sends Labels New Subpoenas in Digital Music Pricing Probe

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2006 - 10:37am.
New York - Record labels have received a new round of subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is investigating the pricing of digital music downloads, CNET News.com reported on Tuesday. Warner Music Group disclosed in an SEC filing today that it received a second subpoena, while "music industry sources" told News.com that labels complained to Spitzer that earlier subpoenas they received were too broad. In addition to record labels, Spitzer has also sent subpoenas to a number of digital music retailers. Some label executives have recently said that they favor changing the current 99-cent pricing for digital songs, so that new releases could be sold at higher prices while library titles would sell for less.
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