Universal reportedly wants Spotify to scale back its free streaming
Found on Engadget on Sunday, 22 March 2015
Financial Times sources understand that Universal is using licensing negotiations to squeeze Spotify and demand more limits for those who don't pay up, such as restricting the amount of time they can play tunes in a given month.
Whether or not Spotify gives in is another matter. It can't afford to lose one of the major labels, but it's also adamant that having an enticing free tier is crucial to getting listeners to pay.
Universal should be happy with what it gets, or it might see even less revenue when demanding higher rates. It's similar to the original Financial Times article: you are required to sign up before you can read the article, so this backlink goes to Engadget instead.