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The article reports that Warner Music Group Inc. (WMG) began selling digital rights management (DRM)-free downloads through Amazon.com Inc. WMG ended its MP3 holdout by offering works from its digital audio catalog for purchase from Amazon MP3, the online retailer's DRM-free download store that launched September 25, 2008. WMG's move follows the EMI Group and Universal Music Group.

The article presents information on the business plan of Live Nation Inc. to launch a worldwide ticketing business in the entertainment industry. The firm has agreed to have a 10-year agreement with CTS Eventim AG, a German ticket marketer and promoter. Both of the parties have decided to launch the business on January 1, 2009.

The article reports on the statement made by Apple Inc. that its iTunes Music Store has increased 5 billion sales on downloads. Apple also said that its customers are renting and buying more than 50,000 films everyday from a library licensed studios including Fox Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Studios, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM).