Google partnering with music labels for free downloads in China
Posted by Uma Dixit on March 31, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Google is collaborating with Sony Music, EMI, Warner Music and Universal Music to offer users in the Chinese market about 350,000 free MP3 downloads Media Guardian reported yesterday. The catalogue will be expanded to 1.1 million songs in the coming months.
Google has partnered with Chinese music site Top100.cn, which may help it compete with Chinese search site Baidu, which has a 76.9 percent share of the Chinese market, compared to Google's 16.6 percent share. A large amount of traffic on Baidu is from illegal music sharing.
Google has partnered with Chinese music site Top100.cn, which may help it compete with Chinese search site Baidu, which has a 76.9 percent share of the Chinese market, compared to Google's 16.6 percent share. A large amount of traffic on Baidu is from illegal music sharing.
Under 1 percent of legal music downloads worldwide came from China in 2008, according to data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Media Guardian reported.
Although only about 15 percent of the Chinese population has Internet access, the country has the largest single internet population.
Although only about 15 percent of the Chinese population has Internet access, the country has the largest single internet population.
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