Google has just kicked out a music streaming service GrooveShark, after seeking for an extensive mobile platform to sell the services, it was a shock when the Android Market pulled it. Last year GrooveShark was offered a platform via Apple's App store, but that didd'nt last for long, as it received the same treat. What is more surprising is that the app is also off it official application delivery channel, but users can still get it through the company's website and can be installed on any Android device and Apple device that allows sideloading.
GrooveShark - a mobile streaming app that allows users to play and upload media content which are uploaded/posted by others. The company behind the service has faced litigation from major recording labels in the past and has negotiated licensing deals with some. EMI, for example, dropped a lawsuit against GrooveShark in 2009 after reaching a settlement agreement which included licensing terms that granted GrooveShark access to EMI's catalog.
Although GrooveShark's executives contend that their service operates within the boundaries of copyright law, that's not entirely clear. Universal Music Group is still currently engaged in litigation against GrooveShark, in what one inside industry source described as a relentless "legal jihad" against the streaming service.
In a statement to TechCrunch, GrooveShark claims that pressure from the recording industry was what compelled Apple and Google to stop distributing the GrooveShark application. The company believes that there is no defensible basis for the removal of their application in Google's Android Market policies. In the statement, GrooveShark compares its own service to YouTube and argues that that they are entitled to stream user-contributed content as long as they continue complying with DMCA takedown notices.
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