The Recording Industry Association of America has reached a US$10 million legal settlement with a Spanish company that briefly offered MP3s online for just a few cents a song.
The Beatles are in preliminary talks with technology companies about selling their songs on the Internet, after years of shunning the online music business, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Napster is back, with an inescapable marketing campaign that's put the familiar kitty-with-earphones logo everywhere, from Yahoo Mail boxes to stickers seen on the streets of San Francisco.
Frustrated by the lack of a copy protection standard that might help the digital content business reach the mainstream, a high-profile digital media group is taking matters into its own hands.
Sydney-based Sharman Networks, the owner of peer-to-peer software Kazaa, has filed an amended counterclaim against the music industry which alleges agreements with media companies had been stymied by the industry body.
Commentary:Steve Jobs can unveil as many nice new fast Macs as he likes, but it's in other areas that the Mac could be sunk, and if it does sink, it could be bad for all computer users.
Analysis: For all the glitz surrounding the unveiling Monday of Apple Computer's new music service, a quick look suggests that it's a solid, but hardly revolutionary, addition to the market.
Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.
One sure way to stop pirates is to make music free. Distributors could pick up the tab and get their investment back from marketers and advertisers.
Meet the next generation of MP3 players -- by the makers of the best-known portable music device on the planet. It is one of the first MP3 players to incorporate a copyright protection scheme for purchasing and downloading music online securely.
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