Apple Negotiating With Majors For New iPhone Features

According to several label executives, Apple is currently embroiled in deep negotiations with all of the major music labels to expand on the offerings currently available for the iPhone. The dealmaking is heated and Apple apparently would love to have at least a couple of contracts signed before the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June when the next gen iPhone will reportedly make its debut. The New York Times, who picked...

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US Judge May Grant Thomas New Copyright Infringement Trial

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis who presided over the only file sharing case to actually go to a jury stated that he might have erred with one of his instructions to the jury, and is considering granting a new trial. The case centers around the Recording Industry Association of America’s lawsuit against Jammie Thomas. Judge Davis noted that, under federal case law, infringing a copyright likely requires actual...

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