Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple Revealed
A class-action lawsuit has been launched against Apple in the United States over mandatory links between its iTunes music store and iPod music players. The action follows similar charges in Europe, brought by a French consumer rights group. News of the suit, filed in California in July, came via a disclosure by Apple that formed part of its report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week. The suit was filed by a user,...
UK Singles Chart To Include Digital Only Sales
The UK Top 40 singles chart will now allow digital-only tracks to be included in the weekly Hit Parade listing for the first time in its history. As of the first of January, the Official UK Charts Company, which runs the marketing survey, has dropped its requirement that labels must produce the song in some physical form. The OCC began to include digital downloads in 2004, and in March last year a song by Gnarls Barkly’s Crazy...






