Google is in talks with Chinese digital music distributor Top100.cn to launch a free music download service in China, and major label Universal Music Group has confirmed its involvement in the negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Fellow major labels Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music are also considering joining the venture, people familiar with the matter told The Journal. Such a free download service would compete with China's top search engines, such as Baidu, which offer "deep links" to MP3s hosted on third-party sites. This week, a number of the major labels, including Universal, filed copyright infringement suits against Baidu and other Chinese search providers over the deep links to songs.http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/02/06/universal%2C-google-talks-free-music-service-china
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