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Liquid Audio to Offer Music Downloads on Sony Electronics' Musiclub Web Site
PR Newswire, Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 08:46
Users of Sony's Portable Digital Music Players Can Preview, Purchase, Download
And Playback Music From the Liquid Catalog
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Audio, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQID) today
announced that it will offer the full catalog of Liquid(TM) Music downloads on Sony Electronics'
Musiclub Web site. This will enable users of Sony's digital music players to preview, purchase,
download and playback secure music files and transfer them to their Sony devices. Beginning this
week, the companies will unveil a showcase of free downloads from this catalog in the Sony ATRAC3
format, hosted and delivered by Liquid Audio. Consumers can access these downloads at both Sony's
www.sony.com/musiclub site and the 750 music sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network.
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Liquid Audio and Sony have completed the integration of their Internet music delivery systems.
As a result, consumers can use Liquid(TM) Player software together with Sony OpenMG(TM) jukebox
software to preview, purchase, download and playback secure, CD-quality music files on Sony
portable music players. Sony will offer a custom-branded version of the Liquid Player software for free
download to customers of its new VAIO(R) Music Clip(TM) and Memory Stick(R) Walkman(R)
devices, which are now shipping in the United States.
"Liquid Audio's music delivery system simplifies the consumer experience by enabling access
to music in the widest range of digital music formats," said Phil Wiser, chief technology officer at
Liquid Audio, Inc. "By adding support for Sony's ATRAC3 digital music compression technology to our
Liquid System software, Liquid Audio and Sony are making it simple for Sony users to access and
playback music from Liquid Audio's extensive catalog."
"Liquid Audio's support of Sony's OpenMG jukebox in its leading open music delivery system
enables our customers to access and playback music while providing the industry with the security
and flexibility it requires," said Greg Gudorf, vice president at Sony Electronics. "Using Liquid Audio's
extensive music catalog and digital music delivery services, we can quickly and easily add a large
collection of downloadable music to our new Musiclub Web site."
Liquid Audio, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services for the digital delivery of music
over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives musicians, record labels, Web sites and music
retailers the ability to publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy protection
and copyright management. Using the Liquid(TM) Player software, available for free download at
www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and purchase downloadable music from the more than
750 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID,
Liquid Audio is located in Redwood City, California.
NOTE: Memory Stick, Open MG, VAIO, Music Clip and Walkman are trademarks of Sony
Corporation. Liquid, Liquid Audio, Inc., Liquid Audio, the Liquid Audio logo, Liquifier and Liquid Music
are trademarks of Liquid Audio, Inc. For more information about Liquid Audio software and services
call 888-liquid-0 or visit liquidaudio.com.
CONTACT: US Press, Kim Strop, 650-549-2194, or kstrop@liquidaudio.com, or Japanese
Press, Chiyoko Ono, 650-854-3241, or chiyokoo@aol.com, both of Liquid Audio, Inc.
SOURCE Liquid Audio, Inc.
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Press, Chiyoko Ono, 650-854-3241, or chiyokoo@aol.com, both of Liquid Audio, Inc./
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