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# Update On Universal vs. iTunes Battle
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/update-on-unive/
- Published: 2007-07-04T11:53:12.000Z
- Updated: 2007-07-04T11:53:12.000Z
- Description: "We are still negotiating with Universal," an Apple spokesman told the SF Chronicle. "Their music is still on iTunes and their not re-signing is just not true." But Peter Lofrumento,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/07/update-on-unive.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

"We are still negotiating with Universal," an Apple spokesman told the SF Chronicle. "Their music is still on iTunes and their not re-signing is just not true."

But Peter Lofrumento, a Universal senior VP, however, emphatically denied that Universal was no longer renegotiating its iTunes contract. "UMG has decided not to renew its long-term agreement with Apple’s iTunes service. UMG will now market its music to iTunes in an at-will capacity, as it does with its other retail partners." He acknowledged that negotiations could resume at a later date. ([mor](http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200900242&ref=hypebot.com)e)