> The report cited a source “close to the discussions” between Amazon and the music labels as saying that “music labels were alerted of the plans last week,” and that Amazon only addressed “the issue of negotiating licenses” after the fact.
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> Amazon’s move was described as “somewhat stunning,” leaving some media industry members to view the service as illegal.
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> “I’ve never seen a company of their size make an announcement, launch a service and simultaneously say they’re trying to get licenses,” the source said, who was described as a music executive requesting anonymity.
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> Amazon appears to have [jumped](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/29/amazon_preempts_apple_with_cloud_based_music_service_for_web_and_android.html) the gun in a bid to get ahead of Apple.
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via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/29/amazons_cloud_drive_faces_music_industry_backlash.html)
Soooooo, maybe it was Amazon rushing the product to market, rather than Apple. (See my [earlier article](http://jcieplinski.posterous.com/about-amazons-new-cloudplayer-and-clouddrive) from today.) I never would have guessed that Amazon would go ahead with this without cutting a deal first. Maybe they figure they’ll win in the court of public opinion.
