- Thu Jul 22 1999 Encoding.com ripe for download business
As music companies begin to turn to the Web in earnest for distribution, a Seattle firm wants to be the one to encode all that music so it can be downloaded or streamed online.
- Mon Jun 27 2005 Grokster case: Winners and losers
Supreme Court ruling could have profound impact on tech landscape--beyond current battle of Hollywood vs. a few P2P sites.
- Wed May 21 2008 CNET Live, October 4, 2007
Molly goes ga-ga over a new Wii toy, and Tom shows off some new screenplay-writing software.
- Fri Oct 19 2001 Music industry's plans spark concern
The Justice Department is growing suspicious of the labels' increasing power and has launched a probe that could derail the recording industry's precarious foothold in online music distribution.
- Tue May 29 2001 Bertelsmann to buy Myplay
The German media giant's online retail division will acquire the online music locker, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
- Wed Jan 10 2001 Policy-makers scrutinize online-music stalemate
With the online-music world stuck in a legal holding pattern, delays in the development of successful services authorized by the big record labels are increasingly drawing the ire of Capitol Hill lawmakers.
- Wed Sep 6 2000 Ruling against MP3.com could cost $118 million
A federal judge finds that MP3.com willfully infringed the copyrights of Seagram's Universal Music Group, opening the Net music company to enormous potential damages.
- Wed Jun 28 2000 Amazon's Bezos rebuts negative analyst report
The e-commerce giant's chief executive says an analyst's report that sent the company's shares tumbling last week was incorrect.
- Tue Jul 17 2001 Net music's Groundhog Day
Record labels and other music powerhouses are finally beginning to thaw to new kinds of Web music services, but those emerging may be a disappointment.
- Wed May 30 2001 Myplay buy highlights Net music trend
Bertelsmann E-Commerce Group says that it will acquire the online music locker and consolidate its music retail assets into a separate division.



