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Judge Orders Mistrial in P2P Piracy Case
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Jammie Thomas, who was ordered to pay $222,000 for allegedly pirating songs via a peer-to-peer service, has been granted a new trial. But the judge overseeing the case noted that the damages were "disproportionate" to the crime and asked for new legislation.
Music groups reach accord on royalties
(CNET)
CNET - Five music industry trade groups have reached what they call a breakthrough agreement on how royalties should be handled for streaming music online.
Music groups agree online music royalties deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Record labels, music publishers, songwriters and online music services have reached an agreement on how to compensate music creators for online distribution of their content, they said.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Music, Tech Groups Join to Promote Legal Content
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) partnered Wednesday with several leading technology and entertainment companies for a coalition that intends to educate consumers about how to best access legally provided content on the Internet.
MP3 Tech Commentary
New Worm Threat For P2P File Sharers
Downloading files from a P2P file sharing network is risky at the best of times, but now there is a new threat that specifically targets music file sharers. Kaspersky Lab,...
Napster Agrees Takeover Deal with Best Buy
The struggling Napster digital music service has agreed to a $121 million takeover deal with Best Buy Inc. The all-cash deal which recently boosted Napster's shares to $2.65 will help...
iTunes Still King of the Music Services
Even with the serious online music contenders that have surfaced in recent times (Amazon MP3 etc.), Apple's iTunes Store is still king according to the latest research. The NPD group...
Apple Says New 2nd Generation iPod touch "Funnest iPod Ever"
And we come, at last, to my most favorite of iPods – the iPod touch. Apple did its magic spin big time on this player, announcing several interesting changes to...
Marillion Gives Away New Album
The British rock band, Marillion, have pre-released their new album by giving it away for free on P2P file sharing networks. Their new double-album, Happiness is the Road, is set...
Peek First Look
Don't want to check your email through your iPhone? Desire a device which only lets you check email and nothing else? It is called the Peek and it is new...
Ultrasone PRO 900 Headphones Offer Up Expensive Sound
Ultrasone, a headphone manufacturer known more over in Germany than here in the United States, is debuting its new PRO 900 headphones with special sound technology. It better be really...
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