The Cupertino giant is said to be actively engaged in negotiations with four major record labels to give iOS device users they depserately want; expanded access to their digital music across all of their iOS devices. Progress is already being made apparently and the eventual outcome of which could be a new agreement between Apple and its largest digital music providers by the middle of 2011. According to Bloomberg News, multiple sources familiar wit the ongoing negotiations are suggesting that Apple is heavily lobbying the likes of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI MUsic, and Warner Music Group to expand their current licensing agreement. Such an agreement would ultimately give iTunes consumers and iOS device users more control and flexibility in accessing their paid-for digital music libraries. Although Apple along with its major label partners aren’t formally offering comment on the matter, there could easily be more on the table aside from simply granting access to the same iTunes account across the iOS devices. It appears that the upcoming deal could also provide for “permanent backup of music purchases” should the original files somehow get deleted otherwise damaged and rendered unusable. As usual, stay tuned for more tech news and info by following us on Twitter and/or subscribing to our RSS feed. [Source: Bloomberg] Authors:

to know more click here