- Wed Feb 7 2001 Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster
The German music giant has a plan for Napster. Now it has to sell customers--and the other big recording studios to buy in.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Thu Nov 2 2000 Commentary: Music industry, Web music are maturing
Recent deals, such as Bertelsmann's investment in Napster and Listen.com's offer to buy Scour's assets, indicate that the music industry and Web distributors are waking up and facing the Internet music.
Posted by null Meta Group
- Fri Apr 11 2003 Apple may buy Universal Music
The Mac maker's shares dip on word that the company is in talks to buy Universal Music Group--a move that would speed its evolution into a digital media company.
Posted by Ian Fried and Evan Hansen
- Thu Nov 6 2003 Music merger to create new giant label
Showing signs of a music business struggling to adapt to new digital realities, Sony Music and the Bertelsmann Music Group agree to create a new joint venture.
Posted by John Borland
- Thu May 4 2006 New group to standardize digital music data
Apple, Microsoft and Sony BMG team with industry leaders to better track digital-music sales and royalties.
Posted by Candace Lombardi
- Wed Dec 19 2007 NPD: Mac users saving music business
According to a survey, Mac users are much more likely to have purchased a song online in recent months than their Windows counterparts, but does that really mean Apple's growing market show will translate into booming business for music companies?
Posted by Tom Krazit
- Mon Apr 28 2003 Apple unveils music store
The Mac maker's new digital music service offers downloads for 200,000 songs at 99 cents each, with unlimited CD burning and iPod transfers--among the most liberal licensing terms to date.
Posted by John Borland
- Wed Feb 5 1997 Play that funky music, Apple
My trip to Star Wars made me incredibly nostalgic, so I pulled the cobwebs off my old Boba Fett action doll (with the kung-fu grip) and limited-edition Ewok trading cards.
Posted by CNET Staff
- Fri Sep 12 2003 Beatles group sues Apple over trademark
Apple Corps, the corporate arm of rock legends The Beatles, confirms it has again sued Apple Computer for trademark infringement. This time, iTunes is the problem.
Posted by David Becker
- Tue Jul 20 2004 Group calls for copy protection Rosetta stone
MPEG founder looks for standards that let portable music and video players speak the same language.
Posted by John Borland
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