Buma / Stemra signs agreement with Apple on iTunes Match in Netherlands

Collecting society Buma / Stemra announces that the negotiations with Apple about iTunes Match are completed. "The contracts are signed," says the organization, which not a Dutch launch for iTunes Match more in the way of having to stand. Buma / Stemra caused the launch of the new Apple music service delays. This put iTunes Match is available in countries like Germany, France, England and Belgium, the Netherlands but was missing from the lists. Buma / Stemra has over 50 online providers under contract, which is now Apple's iTunes Match can be added.






Mid-December Apple started rolling out iTunes Match only European countries. What was remarkable was that the Netherlands was missing from the list and there was a reason behind it, we discovered later, the Buma / Stemra was still under negotiation. Spokesman Bas Erling the organization said in December that his organization "still in negotiations with Apple" was to get the best deal possible for composers and lyricists. The spokesman also said that the talks went smoothly and that there is little need to delay action. "The Netherlands is the next release to turn the" promised Erling.





Match With iTunes you can for € 24.99 per year through your music collection in iTunes sync with icloud 10 devices. Songs that are not purchased from the iTunes Store while you exchange format for iTunes, which it does not matter if your music with other music you bought, exchanged or online with friends you have downloaded. There is a maximum of 25,000 songs. Music that is not recognized by iTunes, you can still get through icloud is available, the numbers manually upload.