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Warner Music's Madonna Complex
As if digital music sales and unauthorized file-swapping weren't bad enough, now the Warner Music Group has another potential headache on its hands. Her name is Madonna. Life for Warner Music has been interesting, to say the least, since a group of private equity investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. took the company off of Time Warner's hands in 2004 for $2.6 billion. (12/10) ReadKeyword(s) : Digital, Second-hand
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