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electricpig.co.uk - 10/13/2009

iTunes LP: major labels only?

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itunes UPDATE: Apple has got in touch with the following statement: “We’re releasing the open specs for iTunes LP soon, allowing both major and indie labels to create their own. There is no production fee charged by Apple.” iTunes LP , billed by Apple as the return of the old-school album, is ...

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gizmodo.com - 10/9/2009

Apple to Indie Labels: iTunes LP Is Out of Your League [ITunes]

— gizmodo.com — With a higher price than regular albums, no lossless audio and virtually no device support, iTunes LP... seems like a hard sell. Turns out, it might be lame for musicians too—at least, the ones without platinum records. I spoke with Brian ... (more) Apple to Indie Labels: iTunes LP Is Out of Your League ...

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electricpig.co.uk - 10/13/2009

Apple pledges open iTunes LP

— electricpig.co.uk — iTunes LP has been in the centre of a controversy storm since one indie record label head... claimed Apple was keeping the new album artwork format for the majors only , but Apple’s just promised to open it up to any music maker that wants to have a go. ... (more) Apple pledges open iTunes LP

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securitysystemsnews.com - 10/10/2009

Government going Apple?

— securitysystemsnews.com — WASHINGTON What would you say if you heard the U.S. Army has four video surveillance installations that... are based on Apple s OSX operating system, and use Apple servers? Or that a large government entity had just initiated an all-Apple installation? ... (more) Government going Apple?

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Apple denies iTunes LP production fee
Macworld — ... . McKinney relates that he was told Apple was charging $10,000 to produce the LP and that the format wasn't being offered to indie labels. After running that story, British site Electricpig was contacted by an Apple spokesperson who denied the allegation , saying, “We’re releasing the open specs for iTunes LP soon, allowing both major and indie labels to create their own. There is no production fee charged by Apple.” That doesn’t, of course, mean that Apple isn’t charging some other fee, but it sounds as though it's trying to make the format as open as possible. When you ...

Apple says iTunes LPs don't cost labels $10,000, will be available to indies
Engadget — ... Well, that $10,000 "production fee" Apple was said to be charging labels for iTunes LPs certainly seemed a little over the the top in more ways than one, and it looks like the company has now come out and denied that it's the case at all, saying flat out ...

Apple opens up iTunes LP/Extras formats for indie labels, developers, more
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... An October report earlier claimed Apple was keeping the new formats for major labels only and that the company was charging $10,000 for each piece of material released in the format. ...