Already unhappy with the relatively small licensing fee they get whenever songs are played on satellite radio, the major record companies protested when Sirius began selling a device that allows users to store music. Now, according to the Journal, two of them have reached an agreement with Sirius: WMG and Universal will get a fee for every S50 sold. Sirius has yet to reach an agreement with Sony BMG; no word on the status with EMI. XM has similar devices coming to market soon.
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