EMI, meanwhile, has announced a deal with Qtrax, which will be, apparently, "the world's first ad-supported, legal peer-to-peer music service", ie a legit P2P platform.
As with other (mainly proposed) subscription based legit P2P outfits, Qtrax, which began life as a very much non-legit P2P, will track music being shared over its network, dividing up subscription revenues between the labels who own the music being shared. A free version of the P2P will also available that, in theory at least, filters out any copyright music.
Confirming the deal with Qtrax, EMI's North America boss David Munns told reporters: "Our collaboration with Qtrax will give us great consumer insight and help us gauge the boundaries between sampling and purchasing music. The Qtrax service will also ensure that our artists are compensated for their works and that the value of their music and integrity of our content is protected."
EMI is the first major label to sign up to Qtrax - they now hope to get the other three in place before they launch in the Autumn.