NewsFactor - iPhone developers are chafing after a series of moves that put into question Apple’s commitment to third-party applications sold on its App Store.
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Reuters - Record labels, music publishers, songwriters and online music services have reached an agreement on how to compensate music creators for online distribution of their content, they said.
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AFP - A US judge has ordered a new trial for a woman convicted of pirating music on the Internet and denounced the awarding of 222,000 dollars in damages to record companies as “wholly disproportionate” and “oppressive.”
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AP - Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes.
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Reuters - Walt Disney, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal are soon expected to announce a long-sought $1.1 billion digital cinema deal that Hollywood hopes will boost attendance, cut costs and enable more 3-D viewing, sources close to the deal said on Thursday.
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AFP - Internet retail titan Amazon has ramped up its attack on Apple’s iTunes by having links to its MP3 online music and movie store built into a “Google phone” due out next month.
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