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XM settles patent lawsuit with Universal Music

December 18, 2007 Dispute centers on XM's portable "Inno" device, which can store and record music from satellite radio. TAGS: XM Satellite Radio, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp., music company, EMI Group Plc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, stock market, satellite radio, radio, satellite, music

Parsing Steve Jobs' alternative views of the future

February 14, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says Jobs' proposal for a DRM-free world is a clever gambit that puts the onus on the big music companies. TAGS: Steve Jobs, music company, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Apple iPod, music, song

Former MP3.com archive finds online home

April 20, 2004 Online music company GarageBand gains access to the huge archive of music by unsigned and independent bands that was once operated by MP3.com, and it will reopen the hosting service for musicians. TAGS: MP3.com Inc., GarageBand, musician, archive, music company, online music company, song

Warner Music faces 14 lawsuits over download fees

May 6, 2006 In SEC document, company reveals that it's accused of conspiring to fix music download prices, but denies the charges. TAGS: Warner Music Group Corp., music download, music company, lawsuit, digital music

CNET to buy, retune MP3.com

November 14, 2003 CNET Networks is snapping up the assets of the online music distributor and announces plans to reintroduce the music site with new features and services. TAGS: MP3.com Inc., Pressplay, music company, asset, Napster Inc., Vivendi Universal, online music, Roxio, online music company, digital music, music, e-mail

Online music's winners and losers

December 27, 2003 From iTunes to Napster and from Wal-Mart to Microsoft, Knowledge@Wharton handicaps the odds for success and failure among the various music services. TAGS: online music, online music company, loser, music company, RealNetworks Rhapsody, winner, song, track, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple iTunes, Napster Inc., CD, music, multimedia, Microsoft Corp.

In Australia, Microsoft tunes in Net music

December 2, 2003 Web site Ninemsn, a joint venture between the software giant and an Australian media company, says it will sell music from the top five record labels starting early next year. TAGS: online music, online music company, RIAA, music company, media company, Sydney, digital-rights management, Australia, Apple Computer, music, track, Apple iTunes, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

What's holding back online music?

July 12, 2003 There has been no shortage of bright ideas, but so far nobody has figured out how to put it all together and find a business model that excites consumers. Experts at Wharton examine why. TAGS: online music, Napster Inc., music industry, RealNetworks Rhapsody, music company, Kazaa, record company, CD, barrier, jukebox, song, music

Yahoo's long and winding music road

September 14, 2004 Firm's $160 million buyout of Musicmatch is another signpost in Yahoo's circuitous efforts to becoming an online music giant. TAGS: MusicMatch, Yahoo Launch, Yahoo! Inc., digital music, online music, music company, online music company, Apple Computer, America Online Inc., Apple iTunes, acquisition, radio, Microsoft Corp.

Glaser turns wrath on Apple, Jobs

December 6, 2005 RealNetworks' chief says refusal to make iPod compatible with music services other than iTunes was "pigheadedness." TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., Steve Jobs, Apple Computer, RealNetworks Rhapsody, music company, online music company, digital music, online music, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, song, conference, CEO, music, Microsoft Corp.

Apple's Jobs calls for DRM-free music

February 6, 2007 Record companies are the ones who demand digital rights management technology, not Apple, CEO says in rare open letter. TAGS: record company, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, letter, music company, Apple iTunes, online music company, online store, online music, RealNetworks Inc., music, CEO

Chasing digital music's 'codec killers'

October 22, 2004 A few songs always resist attempts to make them MP3-friendly. Will digital music ever match CDs? TAGS: codec, digital music, defect, digital music company, online music, music company, song, trick, Apple Computer, CD, audio, MP3

Napster fills in the blanks with CD deals

January 7, 2004 The digital music service teams up with media products maker Imation to market and distribute Napster-branded blank CDs and DVDs via retail giant Target. TAGS: Imation Corp., Napster Inc., music company, online music, digital music, Roxio, CD, RIAA, CD-R, DVD, Apple iTunes, U.S.

Should ISP subscribers pay for P2P?

December 5, 2003 Several proposals to collect money from ISP subscribers to pay for online music swapping are bubbling to public attention in the United States and Canada. TAGS: music publisher, Internet Service Provider, file-swapping, songwriter, proposal, Canada, P2P, file-swapping network, music company, online music, subscriber, cable television, fee, idea, court, music

Microsoft sued over music downloads

October 13, 2003 A small New York company files a lawsuit against Microsoft, charging that the software giant's new music download service in Europe infringes on a patent nearly 20 years old. TAGS: E-Data, patent, music download, Tiscali, music company, point-of-sale, New York, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., Europe, music, U.S., Apple Computer, CD

Music merger to create new giant label

November 7, 2003 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. TAGS: Bertelsmann Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Bertelsmann AG, merger, music company, Sony Corp., venture, online music, transition, Apple iTunes, CEO, U.S., music
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