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Spotify Loses Access to Major Indian Label, Saregama

Spotify Loses Access to Major Indian Label, Saregama m6rt

By Reuters | Updated: 25 April 2019 13:58 IST

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Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said it will remove all songs belonging to one of India's oldest record labels from its app after they failed to agree on licensing , months after the Swedish company's launch in the country. 4qk4h

According to Spotify to stop it from using its songs.

The move comes two months after Spotify launched in India, a price sensitive market already crowded by well-funded players like Apple Music.

According to the court document dated April 23, Spotify's senior counsel said the streaming service would remove all Saregama songs from its app within 10 days.

Spotify said last month it had more than 1 million unique s in India across its free and categories within a week of its launch. The company offers a free version ed by ads and a ad-free variant that charges s Rs. 119 ($1.68) per month.

Spotify declined to comment, while Saregama did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

© Thomson Reuters 2019

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