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Justice Dept. Launches Digital Music Pricing Probe, Following Spitzer's Lead |
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Written by Mike Stahl
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Tuesday, 07 March 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Justice is piggybacking on New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's investigation into online music pricing, Billboard has learned. Each of the four major labels have either been subpoenaed or are expecting subpoenas from the Department of Justice in the coming days.
Spokespersons for Warner Music Group, Sony BMG and Universal Music Group declined comment. “We have not yet received anything,” said a spokesperson for EMI.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, however, sources close to each of the four majors confirmed that the subpoenas were, at the least, expected. “The DOJ has phoned the labels to tell them it’s coming,” said one label source. “It is Department of Justice and it is digital pricing,” said another. “As best as we can tell, it’s identical to the Spitzer thing.” Full Story
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