On July 1, 2009, SME and IODA announced their global strategic partnership to leverage combined worldwide online retail distribution networks and complementary technologies to support independent labels and music rightsholders. COUNT 2
QSN1 What labels strove to support indie labels and music rightsholders? ANS1 SME and IODA QSN2 In what year did they partner in order to do so? ANS2 2009