Universal Looks To Settle MySpace Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Doug Morris, CEO of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, stated publicly that he expects to reach a settlement with MySpace, which the company sued for copyright infringement. Earlier this month, Universal, owned by French media giant Vivendi, filed a lawsuit against popular social networking site MySpace, owned by News Corp., for infringing the copyrights of thousands of artists’ works. In the...

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The Beatles Catalog Coming To iTunes?

Apple Computer is reported to be negotiating a deal with Apple Corps. that would make the Beatles music catalog available on iTunes. According to Fortune magazine, the two parties have momentarily pushed aside their bare-knuckle legal battle over the Apple name, and are reportedly in talks over making iTunes the exclusive online music store for the English rock group for a limited time. Word of the talks come on the heels of comments...

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