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Man, Qtrax just can’t stop lying about those label deals, can it? The company’s trumpeting new deals today with EMI Publishing, Sony / ATV Music Publishing, and TVT Records, but of the three deals, only TVT will actually have music available for download. The deals with EMI and Sony / ATV are extensions of earlier deals, but since publishing companies only represent songwriters and don’t actually own the rights to the song recordings, Qtrax still can’t offer songs to consumers. If you’re keeping score at home, this is essentially the exact same half-truth Qtrax launched under — pretty ballsy of the company to try and pull it again, no? On the other hand, getting TVT on board is no small feat — TVT artists include Lil Jon, Ambulance LTD, Dude ‘N Em, The Polyphonic Spree, and The Cinematics, so it looks like Qtrax might be getting better at this whole “signing actual deals with labels” thing.

[Note: Post significantly revised; Via Tech Digest]

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