Universal-EMI: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday examining the proposed merger between Universal and EMI to discuss whether or not the deal would violate antitrust law.
Critics of the deal such as Public Knowledge say that it could lead to higher prices for digital music and for CDs.
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