Liquid Audio touts BMG songs

Digital rights management company Liquid Audio has signed a deal to provide secure downloading services for BMG Entertainment, the recording division of German media giant Bertelsmann. The agreement allows Liquid Audio to offer encoding, hosting and digital rights management for BMG recordings. BMG will make 3,500 songs available for download in Liquid Audio and Windows Media formats. The songs will be available through Liquid Audio's retail and Web partners.