French Bend on ITunes Law
Leading lawmakers have agreed to water down a draft law that could have threatened the future of the iPod in France.
The National Assembly voted in March to force companies like Apple Computer to make their online music stores and players compatible with rival products, but key members say they have agreed to many of the [...]
iTunes guilty of breaking Norwegian law
The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman has ruled that the Apple iTunes service breaks the law, and has given the company two weeks to fix the problem.
In January, the Consumer Council asked the Ombudsman to look at iTunes because of concerns that it breaks consumer protection law. Today’s decision backs that complaint.
According to the ruling, iTunes breaks [...]
‘Pirate’ iTunes rival enrages music industry
A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans — but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.
The site is a pirate, they allege, and say Russia’s failure to close it down presents a direct obstacle to the country’s negotiations to join the [...]
Steve Jobs Beats Beatles In Battle Over Apple Trademark
Apple Computer’s long and winding court battle with Beatles music label Apple Corps came to a close Monday after a U.K. judge ruled that the PC maker’s iTunes online store doesn’t infringe on trademarks held by the label.
Deciding in favor of the tech company, London High Court Justice Edward Mann said the launch of [...]
What a Suprise: Musicians Claim Label Is Cheating Them Out Of iTunes Royalties
The Allman Brothers Band and Cheap Trick claim that their label, Sony Music, isn’t paying them what they’re owed in royalties for songs bought on iTunes. They’re getting 4.5 cents, rather than the 30 cents they believe they’re owed.
Russian ‘Legal’ Music Services offer More ‘Bang-for-Buck’
AllofMP3.com is one of the top ‘legal’ download music services in the United Kingdom. AllofMP3 is a semi-legal Russian mp3-download service. They operate with no agreement from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) or any other lobbying group representing the major music labels.
Russian laws do not actually apply to digital [...]
Using iTunes to backup your music
This is a tutorial on how to use iTunes to back up your music to CD or DVD, and automatically keep track of new music that has not been previously archived… making future backups almost effortless.
“A few weeks ago there was a tip floating around various blogs I monitor about using iTunes to backup your [...]
French to Force iTunes to Work on Third-Party Portables
French parliamentarians finished drafting a law on Friday that would open up Apple Computer’s market-leading iTunes online music store to portable music players other than its popular iPods.
