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VIDEO: Grooveshark CEO on 360-degree music deals, life after lawsuits

by Sarah Hashim-Waris  |  Published June 24, 2012 at 3:36 PM


Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree deals is where Sam Tarantino, CEO and founder of online streaming music service Grooveshark, envisions his business heading post-record industry legal squabbles. Grooveshark, whose parent company Escape Media Group Inc. is being sued by all four major record labels for copyright issues related to unlicensed content on its streaming site (and more), recently launched Beluga, a research tool that collects information on the fan base of artists. Tarantino addresses the criticisms his company receives from the music industry, notably from TuneCore Inc. CEO Jeff Price, who recently told The New York Times that Grooveshark executives "are immoral and could care less about who and/or what they hurt as long as they make money." - Sarah Hashim-Waris



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