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  • DoJ closes Net music antitrust scrutiny

    After more than two years of quiet investigation, the United States Department of Justice said Tuesday that it was closing its antitrust scrutiny of the major record labels' online activities, without filing charges.

  • W3C criticises anti-robot tests

    An increasingly popular robot-busting technique shuts out the visually impaired, according to a standards group.

  • Napster launches, minus the revolution

    A brand-new Napster unveiled its digital face Thursday morning, a year after the once-proud file-swapping service was sold in pieces in bankruptcy court.

  • Sony to launch Net music service

    Sony will launch its own digital music service next year, in a project that will see its music, movie and electronics divisions work closely together, the company said Thursday.

  • Microsoft prepares reply to iTunes

    While Apple Computer grabs publicity for its new 99 cent music download store, Microsoft is quietly preparing for a counterattack by improving its own technology for supporting subscription music services.

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  • Gates hints at Microsoft version of iTunes

    Microsoft's chairman says a digital music store should be offered by the company, which would not aim for significant profit from the feature.

  • Can't stop the music

    Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

  • Apple's music: Evolution, not revolution

    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 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.

  • 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.

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