iTunes Interface Lawsuit Settled By Apple

Apple Computer has settled a lawsuit filed by David Contois who claimed the iPod maker stole his software interface design and used it to create iTunes. The terms of the deal, which were reached following a 15-hour negotiating session, were not disclosed, according to the Burlington Free Press. Contois Music Technology in June of 2005 asked a Federal Court to stop Apple from distributing its iTunes jukebox software and requested that...

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Samsung Partners With MusicNet

Samsung Electronics announced that it will be launching a new line of innovative portable media players and a state-of-the-art digital music service through a new, long-term European partnership with MusicNet, the digital entertainment services provider. MusicNet will power the service and provide the underlying technologies and content library for Samsung’s new subscription digital music service and download stores in the United...

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