Lancement de la beta de Google Music
Google Music goes live
07:36 | Wednesday May 11, 2011
By Eamonn Forde
Source : musicweek.co.uk Google Music has gone live in beta form and without any label or publisher deals -which Google insists the service does not require. Unveiled at the I/O developer conference in San Francisco yesterday (May 11), Music Beta will initially be available to Google developers. Thereafter, it will move to invite-only beta, although Google did not provide a timeline for when this would be expected to happen. The main features of the service are as follows: > it will remain free while in its beta period, although no storage price points are given
> users can upload and store up to 20,000 tracks in their personal space
> access is available through any connected device and any changes made on one device (e.g. mobile or tablet) will automatically sync with other devices (e.g. PC) wirelessly
> the Music Manager tool (for Mac and PC) will allow folder and playlist creation/management
> the Instant Mix tool will create playlists and recommendations for users
> offline play is possible with users able to cache to devices (either the most recently played tracks which are automatically cached or specifically selected tracks/albums/playlists)
> a dedicated app for mobile and tablet devices running the Android operating system is available
> it is US-only for now A YouTube video outlining the main features of the service can be viewed here :
CNet reports during the press conference to launch the service, Android director of digital content Jamie Rosenberg insisted that despite no label or publisher deals, the service was “completely legal”. He added, "We very much respect copyright. And we designed this service so that you can use your own personal music collection out of respect for those who create the music." The company added it would respond to rightsholders who believed unauthorised content was being stored on the service. On top of Music Beta, Google announced an online move rental service, allowing streaming access to titles. Finally, the company revealed that over 100m Android devices have been activated to date and an average of 400,000 are now being activated each day.
07:36 | Wednesday May 11, 2011
By Eamonn Forde
Source : musicweek.co.uk Google Music has gone live in beta form and without any label or publisher deals -which Google insists the service does not require. Unveiled at the I/O developer conference in San Francisco yesterday (May 11), Music Beta will initially be available to Google developers. Thereafter, it will move to invite-only beta, although Google did not provide a timeline for when this would be expected to happen. The main features of the service are as follows: > it will remain free while in its beta period, although no storage price points are given
> users can upload and store up to 20,000 tracks in their personal space
> access is available through any connected device and any changes made on one device (e.g. mobile or tablet) will automatically sync with other devices (e.g. PC) wirelessly
> the Music Manager tool (for Mac and PC) will allow folder and playlist creation/management
> the Instant Mix tool will create playlists and recommendations for users
> offline play is possible with users able to cache to devices (either the most recently played tracks which are automatically cached or specifically selected tracks/albums/playlists)
> a dedicated app for mobile and tablet devices running the Android operating system is available
> it is US-only for now A YouTube video outlining the main features of the service can be viewed here :
CNet reports during the press conference to launch the service, Android director of digital content Jamie Rosenberg insisted that despite no label or publisher deals, the service was “completely legal”. He added, "We very much respect copyright. And we designed this service so that you can use your own personal music collection out of respect for those who create the music." The company added it would respond to rightsholders who believed unauthorised content was being stored on the service. On top of Music Beta, Google announced an online move rental service, allowing streaming access to titles. Finally, the company revealed that over 100m Android devices have been activated to date and an average of 400,000 are now being activated each day.
