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  • Music cos and AU Universities square off over copyright claims

    Music heavyweights and three large Australian Universities have begun filing evidence in court today following the breakdown of negotiations concerning access to the universities computer systems.

  • Big tech on campus

    College students are getting a crash course in the "digital lifestyle," as schools expand and introduce high-tech perks such as campuswide wireless Internet access, subsidized legal music download services and even free iPods.

  • US campus file-swappers steamed

    Stanford senior Sumir Meghani says the entertainment industry's caricature of music file-swappers as hopeless reprobates has triggered resentment among students.

  • Record labels scoff at Napster's $1B offer

    Napster's offer to the music industry of a US$1 billion payment over five years has been met with a cool reception. Some describe it as nothing short of a publicity stunt.

  • Record labels sue Napster investor

    Two major record labels filed suit Monday against venture capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners for its investment in Napster, alleging that it contributed to rampant music theft through the former file-swapping network.

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  • Optical networking: The next generation

    Forget Internet2. The National LambdaRail is the most ambitious network research project going. But can it save the optical networking industry?

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

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  • Roxio taps Fanning for Napster take two

    Former file-swapping wunderkind Sean Fanning has signed up to help CD-burning technology company Roxio build a reborn Napster service--but with a difference.

  • Apple unveils music store

    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.

  • Apple unveils smaller iPod, new software

    Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld Expo on Tuesday in the U.S. by announcing a smaller iPod music player, new multimedia software and an update to Microsoft's Office package.

  • Can the music industry change?

    In order to survive, the IT industry has gone through some big changes in the last few years. by contrast, the music industry still doesn't get it.

  • MP3.com Announces Subscription System

    MP3.com Chairman and CEO Michael Robertson announced a new subscription system that would allow artists and labels to control the price of subscriptions -- and raise or lower the charge.

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