Apple opens a dangerous can of worms by now claiming it owns the word "podcast." The company sent a cease and desist letter to Podcast Ready because it claims that the terms "Podcast...

Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't Download...

A federal judge ruled against StreamCast, developer of morpheus, in a lawsuit by major recording companies for copyright infringement. The case didn't reach trial, as US District Judge Stephen...

A Jupiter Research survey shows that the real penetration of authorized music downloads is abysmal. Only 20 of the tracks on an iPod or MP3 player, or 5% of the total, are purchased from iTunes or a...

Generator Research released "Ad-supported Music Services: Making a Business Out of free music". The report looks at SpiralFrog and Qtrax business models, which include free and legal music...

The Digital Watermarketing Alliance has formed with member companies Cinea, Digimarc, GCS Research, Jura, MediaGrid, Media Sciences International, Philips Electronics, Signum, Teletrax, Thomson,...

Arvato, a legal branded P2P distributor and unit of recording label Bertelsmann subsidiary, has added music from the Association of Independent Music (AIM). AIM represents over 900 independent labels....

Apple is and remains excellently positioned in video as it is in audio for two reasons. 1. Customer focus. This is a synthesis of factors, branding, styling , user interface, and behavioral...

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston provides free concert recordings live from its Tapestry Room. Enjoy the great music, send it to your friend, and share it via P2P. New songs are posted every...

I missed a key defect in my microsoft zune media player coverage, Zune Sharing. The player admirably supports a bevy of open file formats, including WMA, MP3, AAC, JPG, WMV, MPEG-4, H.264. As we...

The Recording Academy, home of the Grammys, has publicly called for a truce between the labels and tech companies, according to Digital Music News. "We all know that the next five years will set...

Sony BMG has settled with Canadian customers regarding its rootkit DRM damages. The settlement is similar to that in the U.S. but provides no commitment that it won't happen again. So if you live...

File sharing developer FashionNow, developer of Kuro software in Taiwan agreed with IFPI to stop distributing its software, close the service by Oct. 15, and operate instead a legal music download...

eDonkey is the latest of the top P2P firms to reach terms with RIAA and exit the file sharing software business. MetaMachine, owner of eDonkey, settled for $30 million to avoid copyright infringement...

Warner Music Group will license its music to YouTube for distribution as part of user-posted videos. The deal will take the form of sharing advertising revenues. Under the agreement YouTube will...

The following chart is an update of Internet and P2P anonymity services we've covered. Internet and P2P Anonymity Services Service iPhantom Relakks Tor Articles iPhantom Delivers Maximum Internet...

This column has covered a few Internet privacy solutions. See "iPhantom Delivers Maxiumum Internet and P2P Privacy." Jim Razpoza of eWeek (pictured here) gives an update on the Tor project....

Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't...

Hewlett-Packard's Patricia Dunn. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) The saga of the HP Board of Directors investigating the leak of a rogue board member is almost over. The State of California is...

The previously announced microsoft zune portable media player (Zuney Tunes) will be launched in time for the holiday season. The Zune player features wireless transfer to share songs and playlists and...

NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, recently held its big trade show at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL near Orlando. Todd Beals had excellent coverage - NARM Show DAY...